Senate Votes For Panama Route In Isthmian Canal Debate
Washington June 29 The Senate adopted the Spooner substitute for the Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill by 42 to 34 after two amendments. A later vote on the measure, with a $130 million two per cent gold bond plan, passed 67 to 6. The debate centered on whether the canal should be Panama or Nicaragua, with President selecting the route if title to Panama Canal Co. property is secured, otherwise Nicaragua. Major speakers included Morgan Clark Allison and Spooner. The vote counted 42 yeas and 34 nays on the Spooner substitute.
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Washington
Senate
Spooner
Panama
Panama Canal Company
Nicaragua
House
Morgan
Alabama
Clark
Montana
Allison
Iowa
Nicaragua Canal
Mr. Allison
United States
Mr. Morgan
Interoceanic Canal Committee
Panama Canal
Congress
America
Ihmian Canal Commission
Mr. Mitchell
Yeas
Aldrich
Bard
Beveridge
Burnham
Burrows
Burton
Wyo
Cullom
Deboe
Dietrich
Dryden
Fairbanks
Foraker
Foster
Washa
Frye
Gallinger
Gamble
Hale
Hanna
Hansborough
Hoar
Jones
Ark
Nev
Kean Kittredge
Lodge
McComas
McCumber
McMillan
Mason
Millard
Platt
Conn
Pritchard
Proctor
Quarles
Scott
Teller
Warren
Wellington
Wetmore
Nays
Bacon
Bailey
Bate
Berry
Blackburn
Carmack
Clapp
Mont
Clay
Cockrell
Culberson
Daniel
Dubois
Depew
McEnery
Dillingham
Tillman
Dolliver
Kearns
Gibson
McLaurin
S. C
Simon
Elkins
Rawlins
Mr. Hoar
Mass
Mr. Fairbanks
Wash
Hansbrough
Hawley
Kean
Kittredge
Nebon
Berry Blackburn
Harris
Heitfeld
Miss
Mallory
Martin
Mitchell Morgan
Patterson
Penrose
Perkins
Pettus
N.Y
Quay
Simmons
Stewart
Taliaferro
Turner
West
Messrs. Bate
Tenn
Idaho
Ala
Messrs. Proctor
Cooper Opens Debate On Philippine Government Bill in House
Washington June 19 opening day of the week’s debate featured a nearly three hour speech by Mr. Cooper of Wisconsin, chairman of the insular affairs committee, defending administration policy and urging nonpartisan handling of the Philippines. He contrasted current opposition with Civil War era stance. Mr. Jones of Virginia presented the Democratic line and will resume tomorrow. Tonight’s night session was canceled as no speaker was ready.
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Washington
House
Cooper
Wis
Committee On Insular Affairs
Philippines
Spain
Jones
Relief Allays Back Pain and Digestive Ailments Claim
William J. Schuyler of Utica New York reports relief after two doses of Dr David Kennedys Favorite Remedy for back pain kidney trouble and three years of dyspepsia. The advertisement touts the medicine as highly effective for kidneys liver bladder blood rheumatism and dyspepsia with 650 cent size and $1 bottles available plus a free sample by mail. Also promotes Dr David Kennedys Cherry Balsam for colds coughs and consumption in 25c 50c and $1.00 sizes.
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Wm. J. Schuyler
Utica
N. Y
David Kennedy
David Kennedy Corporation
Rondout
PRINT CLOTH MARKET. Fall River Trade Update
Fall River reports a weakening print cloth market with 3 cent bids for regulars current. Yesterday 38 inch 64x64s sold at 4 cents, base 20.6 cents per pound, below a 3 cent basis for standards. 28 inch 64 by 60s sold at 2.5 cents and 27 inch 56-squares at 2.5 cents. Demand is not urgent though half mills’ output is sold to Sept. outlook shows no serious unease as raw material coverage remains.
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Fall River
Martinique Crisis Prompted in French Chamber
In Paris the Chamber debated Martinique’s economy with M. Gerxult urging resumption of work and social revival. A commission from France was proposed to oversee reorganization, while Doumergue noted ongoing volcanic activity hinders northern work and refugees will receive aid as southern labor continues and banking is reorganized.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Gerxult
Martinique
France
M. Doumergue
Cleveland and Hill Unite Democrats at Tilden Club Opening
In New York on June 19, Grover Cleveland and David B. Hill met at the Tilden club’s new quarters, signaling party unity. It marked Cleveland’s first public appearance in five years with Democratic leaders hoping to heal factional rifts. William J. Bryan was invited but did not respond.
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New York
Tilden Club
Grover Cleveland
David B. Hill
Wm. J. Bryan
Ruler Mourned King Albert of Saxony Dies
Dresden June 19 King Albert of Saxony who had been fatally ill for some time died today He was the last of the generals who commanded the German army in 1870 He supported Prussia after 1866 and was admired by Emperor William I His death may affect Kiel regatta festivities and the emperor’s attendance at the funeral was expected to be canceled.
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Dresden
Saxony
Albert
Germany
Johann
Prussia
William I
William
Rhine
Berlin
Kiel
Assault at vacant Somerville house targets young girl
Boston June 19 Somerville police pursue a criminal assault case linked to a man who earlier terrorized the area with attacks on young girls. A 14 year old girl was lured to a vacant Union Street East Somerville house after being asked to help a stranger access the premises. Two physicians later said a serious assault occurred and police have a detailed description of the suspect.
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Boston
Somerville
Union Street
East Somerville
Charlestown
Flynn Cosmpolitan Specialty at Lakeview Theatre
Joseph J Flynn's Cosmopolitan Specialty company headlines Lakeview theatre all week with Glorie the famed fire dancer supported by three expert electricians. The bill includes the Three Shamrocks, Gordon Vidoe and Haverly in a farce, Musical Ravens, and La Petite Freddie performing a sunflower dance. Two shows daily, afternoon and evening.
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Joseph J. Flynn
Cosmopolitan
Lakeview Theatre
Gloriie
la Petite Freddie
Billy’ Emerson
Captain Mitten Resigns From M Company Ninth Regiment
At a State armory meeting Captain Mitten announced his irrevocable resignation from Company M Ninth Regiment M V M. He forwarded it to the adjutant general and turned over State property to Lieut. Gillow. Lieutenants Gillow and McNulty mourned the loss of a veteran commander.
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M Company
Ninth Regiment
State Armory
Mitten
Gillow
McNulty
Sergeant Carr
Crowell
Laing
Team Drivers Union Holds Busy Bay State Meeting
The local team drivers union in Bay State held an energetic gathering to recruit new members. Lawrence locals showed strong turnout with Jeremiah Reagan president and George Maddox secretary treasurer among speakers praising organization. Boston figures urged broader unionism, mixing speeches with songs and a post meeting catered square meal.
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Team Drivers
Bay State Hell
Lawrence
Jeremiah Reagan
George Maddox
William Winthrop
Thomas Green
John Barrett
New England
The
Stationery Engineers
Barrett
Boston
Scab
Thomas Little
Driscoll
Federation of Labor
Shea
Firemen’s Union
Ouncilman Roche
J. F. Convery
Bert Williams
Quartette
J. McGlinchey
Team Drivers’ Union
French Banker Balensi Arrested For Embezzlement
Louis Alfred Balensi, released from a six year term for grand larceny, was arrested at the Napanach reformatory by U.S. Marshal Henkel. He was arraigned before Commissioner Shields on a charge of embezzling 1,360,000 dollars. The complaint, sworn by France’s Consul General Buelow, accuses Balensi of acting as an official of La Societe Francaise de Banque et de Change in Paris from 1894 to 1896, with the theft occurring in that period.
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New York
Louis Alfred Balensi
United States
Henkel
Napanach Reformatory
Shields
Buelow
France
Balensi
la Societe Fancaise de Banque Et de Change
Paris
Settlement stopped as miners strike looms nationwide
Saginaw Michigan June 19 report that a national miners convention call halted settlement of a 2500 strong Michigan bituminous strike after nearly two months. President M Williams signed the call with executive board approval, signaling a likely Michigan vote for a general strike at the national gathering as coal shortages impact local industries.
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Saginaw, Mich
Michigan
M. Williams
Judge Fallon’s pocket picked on train trip to Holy Cross
Worcester reports Judge Joseph D. Fallon of the South Boston municipal court was robbed at Union Station after alighting from a train to attend Holy Cross commencement. A thief took $140 and many papers, with authorities suspecting a professional gang operating between Boston and New York.
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Worcester
Joseph D. Fallon
Municipal Court of South Boston
Holy Cross College
Union Station
Boston
New York
Polly L Wood longtime Northbridge resident dies at 92
Whitinsville June 19 Mrs Polly L Wood the oldest person in Northbridge died yesterday at nearly 93. Born in Sutton on Thanksgiving Day 1809 she was the eldest of 11 children of Joel and Mrs Lackey. She succeeded Henry Ward Beecher as teacher in the first school here and is survived by two sisters.
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Whitinsville
Polly L. Wood
Northbridge
Sutton
Joel Lackey
Wood
Henry Ward Beecher
Powder mill explosion kills three at Cambria plant
Johnstown Pennsylvania reports a catastrophic blast at the Cambria Powder company plant in Seward. The explosion during the afternoon left three dead and five injured, with one victim succumbing to injuries later. Emergency crews responded as investigators began to document the cause of the fatal incident.
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Johnstown
Cambria Powder Company
Seward
Cummings Claim to Be Paid Requires Legislature Action
Concord New Hampshire June 19 at the meeting of the governor and council it was voted that legislative action would be necessary to pay the claim of Horace S Cummings of Washington DC for 16255 87 for services as state agent. Numerous appointments were made including Walter Drew of Colebrook and Richard M Scammon of Stratham as trustees of the state college Daniel C Westgate of Plainfield and Chas E King of Lancaster as members of the board of agriculture John P Bartlett of Manchester and Thomas F Johnson of Colebrook ballot commissioner Morris Christie MD of Antrim William F Thayer of Concord and John McCrillis of Newport as trustees of state hospital.
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Concord
N. H
Horace
Cummings
Washington, D. C
Walter Drew
Colebrook
Richard M. Scammon
Stratham
State College
Daniel C. Westgate
Plainfield
Chas. E. King
Lancaster
Board of Agriculture
John P. Bartlett
Manchester
Thomas F. Johnson
Morris Christie
M. D
Antrim
Wm. F. Thayer
John McCrillis
Newport
State Hospital
Harvard Yale Game Postponed by Rain
Cambridge June 19 Harvard Yale baseball game postponed until Friday at 2 p m due to rain delaying the scheduled contest between the two teams at the campus fields.
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Cambridge
Harvard- Yale
Garfield W R C members approve two applications for membership
At the regular meeting the James A Garfield W R C voted to admit two new members and scheduled a basket picnic at the Pines in Groveland for July.
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James A. Garfield
Pines
Groveland
Wards Two and Five Face Tax Warrants Meeting Tonight
Warrants for taxes have been issued for wards two and five. The Fourth of July committee convenes tonight at eight. Bandmasters from local bands will attend and a decision on children's observance of the day is expected. The Fair Grounds are reportedly engaged by a local racing group, with possible negotiations for the forenoon with bicyclists. The meeting is anticipated to be well attended.
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O'Sullivan
Dean's Ointment touted for skin relief in Lowell tale
A Lowell citizen praises Dean's Ointment for relief from itching rashes including eczema. Mr W L Clark of 183 Stackpole Street notes its value in his family and recommends it to sufferers. Sold by Ellingwood & Co and all druggists at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole U.S. agents.
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W. L. Clark
Stackpole Street
Dean
Ellingwood & Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Dean’s
Careras
Eastman Kodak Co
Rochester Optical Co
Gundlach Blair Camera Co
Lowell
Cotton Damask Table Cloth Promotion at Low Price
A. G. Pollard & Co advertises damask cotton table cloth remnants freshly received from finishers. Case of mill remnants offered at 1% to 4 yards long, 56 inches wide, imitates 50 cent linen but priced at 12 1 2 cents per yard. Goods marketed as cheaper yet durable with good wear. Basement location.
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A. G. Pollard & CO
Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint Lasts Longer per Gallon
Advertising copy asserts that Devoe Lead and Zinc paint covers more with fewer gallons than Mixed Paints and lasts twice as long as lead and oil mixed by hand, highlighting efficiency and longevity.
Doctor’s Whiskey Advice Backfires for Lifted Barrel
A man recalls a doctor’s habit advice promising strength from whiskey. He bought a barrel last month and found himself unable to lift it, but now can carry it throughout the house, illustrating counterproductive effects.
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Doctor Brown
Lean
Pop Concert and Whist for Charity at Associate Hall
A charity pop concert and whist party at Associate Hall, led by the Ladies of St. Vincent de Paul of St. Patrick's church, featured Middlesex Orchestra under T A Sullivan with vocal solos by Helen A Hosea and James E Donnelly. The event raised funds for the parish poor, with dancing afterward and extensive refreshment service and a large reception committee.
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Ladies of St. Vincent Fe Paul
St. Patrick’s Church
Sarah Dempsey
Molly Murphy
James Walsh
Middlesex Orchestra
T. A. D. Sullivan
Florodora
Stuart Orchestra
John McMahon
Galop
Dove
Sudry Orchestra
Mozart Quartette
Wm. F. Thornton
James EH. Donnelly
Joseph Murphy
M. J. Johnson
Knights of Columbus
Calvert
Thomas Mahoney
Josephine Ward
E. T. Carroll
John F. Meehan
Thomas J. O'Donnell
Charles Walsh
John J. Sullivan
John O'Connor
Fred Welch
Warren Reardon
T. J. McCarthy
Frank Brady
J. E. Leary
M. J. Quinn
Daniel A. O'Hearn
F. A. M. Tobin
Joseph Lee
Frank McGauvran
John J. Hanlon
Edward Sullivan
Thomas Welch
Chas
Mulholland
Cornelius Doyle
John Graham
Edward J. O'Donnell
J. T. O’hearn
John Lee
Patrick Begley
Henry F. Doran
Frank Sullivan
Wm. Byrne
Fred Barrows
Joseph Quigley
C. W. Holmes
M. J. Sullivan
T. H. Muldoon
Henry Watson
George McDermott
John Maher
Chas. Sullivan
William Marley
Edward Foye
Arthur Marren
Thomas R
Frank J. Murphy
Frank Teague
Frank Marren
John F. Saunders
Humphrey Coffey
John R. Mealey
Jas. F. Gaffney
James J. Cassidy
Leon Sullivan
Geo. Scannell
Frederick Murphy
Harry Drury
Edward Welch
John Q. Adams
John J. Walsh
Henry Rourke
J. T. Dunfey
James Henry
Jas. Brown
Joseph Keyes
Patrick Meehan
Joseph Sullivan
Rooms for rent and a Chelmsford cottage for sale
To rent five rooms in good repair near the mills eight dollars per month. Seven rooms in Middlesex street for three dollars. Furnished rooms in the city. For sale a two acre Chelmsford property with fruit trees, new buildings, a seven room cottage and stable, home house. Price eighteen hundred to sixteen hundred. T. H. Elliott, 64 Central street. Tel 908-8.
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Middlesex Street
Chelmsford
T. H. Elliott
Central Street
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Woonsocket
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H. B. Shattuck & Son
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Rick’s Parish
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Suppe
John J. McNabb
Hall
James E. Donnelly
Merrimaker
de Witt Orchestra
Doctor
Sapolio
Parker
Railrod
Detroit
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Pullman
J. D. McBrain
N. E. Pass. Agt
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