Savings Bank Bill Passed by the House at Beacon Hill
Special Legislative Correspondence from Beacon Hill reports that the State House calendar is long in both chambers with plans for an evening session to seek prorogation by Thursday. President Smith weighs Amherst presidency after elections at Oberlin and Amherst while names like Tufts and Slocum emerge as possible successors. Tufts is Amherst 1884 graduate.
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Beacon Hill
Senate
House
Smith
House Opens With Debates On Banking and Rail Bills
The session began with a debate on limiting connections between savings banks and national institutions. The senate bill from the committee on banks and banking passed after an attempted substitution. The street railroad bill was discussed at length. A proposal to abolish the Rutland Consumptives Hospital trustees was rejected after a heated vote.
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Savings
Senate
Committee On Banks and Banking
Hayes
Lowell
Board of Trustees
Consumptives’ Hospital
Rutland
Mr. Hayes
Crouch
Northampton
Boston Senate Debates on Aldermanic Bill and Acting Department Heads
Senator Gallivan attacks the Boston aldermanic bill while 24 to 7 votes pass it for enactment. He moves to reconsider the rejection of legalizing temporary department heads. opposed by Chamberlain Harwood and Davis, with Shaw dissenting there being no scheme. Holden and Quincy clash as power dynamics are aired. Reconsideration fails 10 to 21. Dallinger Flynn Gallivan Gauss Mahoney Moran Quirk Rourke Shaw Towle vote yes. Also, a DoIt to incorporate the Odd Fellows Home is engrossed as rules suspend. East Boston grade crossing bill is sent to the next Legislature by 6 to 22.
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Gallivan
Boston
Senate
Chamberlain
Harwood
Davis
Shaw
Suffolk
Mr. Holden
Josiah Quincy
Josiah
Quincy
Holden
Dallinger
Flynn
Gauss
Mahoney
Moran
Quirk
Rourke
Towle
Dr Gates Resigns Amherst Presidency in 1890 Letter
Dr Merrill E Gates resigns as Amherst college president after eight years of leadership. The Cambridge England dated letter to trustees cites improved health, growing student body, substantial gifts and a now stable endowment as context for stepping down at the end of an approved leave.
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Springfield
Gates
Amherst College
Cambridge
Eng
Charles M. Lamson
Hartford
Amherst
Fayerweather
Merrill E. Gates
Dr. Gates
Rutgers College
New Bruns
Abbot Academy Holds Class Day And Commencement
Abbot academy marked its class day and commencement with exercises at the academy hall and Old South church. Graduates listed include Mary Helen Foster, Sara Lyman Patrick, and Ethel Howe Perley among others. A tulip tree was planted in the campus grove, and diplomas were presented by Prof. John Wesley Churchill as Henry A. Clapp delivered the address on Portia the Ideal of True Womanhood.
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Andover
Abbot Academy
Academy Hall
A. M. Gilchrist
al Kesus
Annie Smart
Southworth
Lady Psyche
Gertrude Holt
Tennyson
Ethel H. Perley
Draper Hall
Perley
Varnum
Mary Helen Foster
Old South Church
Albert Davis
Wakefield
Fidelio Society
Henry A. Clapp
Boston
Portia
John Wesley Churchill
Andover Theological Seminary
Abbot
Philena McKeen
Edith Margaret Tyler
Grace Edna Varnum
Lowell
J. Austin Richards
Harvard University
Marshal
Percival Lane
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Eric Palmer
Stanley Eldredge
Phillips Academy
Keith Smith
Fire in Springfield damages Meigs Co and others
Fire at 1.40 am on Main street and Harrison avenue gutted the southeast corner building. Meigs & Co clothiers faced about 60000 in stock loss. J H Williams paper hangings at 13000. Hersey & Co furniture 15000. Bill porcelains 10000. secret societies on upper floors suffered several thousands. Building valued at 150000, half insured. At 4.15 am flames were still smoldering.
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Springfield
Main Street
Harrison Avenue
Meigs & Co., Clothiers
Meigs & Co
J. H. Williams
J. H. Hersey & Co
Charles Bill
Man pleads not guilty in mother's murder case
Lynn June 21 Ernest C. Brown was arraigned for the murder of his mother Julia C. Brown on the 14th. He entered a plea of not guilty and the case was continued to July 1.
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Ernest Brown
Lynn
Ernest C. Brown
Julia C. Brown
Royal Blue Line North East Special to Washington
Special rail fare from Boston to Washington and return at 14.50 with July 4 5 6 7 travel dates and return by July 15. Extendable to July 31 for 60 cents. Half rates to Luray Gettysburg Richmond and more. National Capital attractions include Congress National Educational Association in session. Address A J Simmons Boston for guide to Washington.
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Washington
Boston
New England
Royal Blue Line
Luray
Gettysburg
Richmond
Congress
Camp Alger
National Educational Association
National Capital
A. J. Simmons
Washington Street
Handy War Book A vivid look at Cuba Philippines and war maps
A fresh publication titled The Handy War Book presents authentic statistics about Cuba the Philippines Porto Rico and other prominent islands. It describes the people living conditions leading to the Spanish American War and includes depictions of American warships plus large maps of Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
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Cuba
Philippines
Porto Rico
Spain
Atlantic
Pacific
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Advertisement Claims Cures
A historical ad blurbs cures for croup sore throat and pulmonary troubles under the banner Monarch over pain of every sort. It markets Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a remedy for widespread ailments.
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Thomas
Off for Camp Alger Lowell recruits depart this afternoon
Recruits who pass the 8 o'clock armory exam will leave for Camp Alger at Falls Church this afternoon on the 525 train via South Framingham. Major Taylor will muster the successful men, then send them south. Soldiers travel without uniform or muskets, which are provided on arrival. A Colt revolver gift to Captain Alexander Greig, inscribed by the Lowell High School Regiment officers, accompanies the party. Sergt Aspin of the Ninth Regiment awaits orders for Santiago. Lieut Bell critiques candidates for the provisional ambulance company.
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Armory
Falls Church
Virginia
South Framing
Taylor
South Framingham
Middlesex Street
Camp Alger
Lowell
Greig
Alexander Greig
Lowell High School
Sergt
Aspin
Santiago
Donovan
Col. Bogan
R. E. Bell
Ambulance Corps
Harding
George E. Garity
Fifth Regiment
Provisional Militia
Garity
Boston
Fifth
Col. Morgan
Provisional Milita Tought
Acton Hearing on Electric Railway Franchise Petition
A town hall hearing was held by Acton selectmen on the Clinton Hudson and Maynard Electric Railroad petition for a franchise to run a line between Maynard and Concord. Worcester backers urged approval, arguing the Maynard Lowell feeder would promote broader electrified routes, while Acton residents feared Concord to Lā could leave Acton out. locals favor rapid franchise grant and expect strong local stock support.
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Clinton, Hudson and Maynard Electric Railroad Company
Acton
Maynard
Concord
J. J. Shaughnessy
Marlboro
Shaughnessy
Chelmsford
Lowell
Garst
Worcester
E. E. Carpenter
A. H. Wheeler
Adam
Actons
Wheeler
Oliver and
Adelbert Mead
Luke Blanchard
Andrew Hapgood
Anson Littlefield
Mr. Merriam
South Acton
M. E
Drinking water on ships by evaporation and distillation
The article explains a shift from bulky seawater storage to on board distilled water via evaporation and condensation. It describes evaporator, distiller, and filter setups, capacity ranges from two thousand to sixty thousand gallons daily, and notes space savings and regulation of intake and salinity buildup.
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The
New York Tribune
Brooklyn
American Line
Uncle Sam
New York
Maltox Brings Glow Of Health To Cheeks
An advertisement in a historic page touts Maltox as a cosmetic product that promises a healthy glow to the cheeks, highlighting its beauty benefits and potential use as a daily cosmetic.
Pure Water Demand Shapes Industrial Land Debate
The description notes land use by producers of artificial ice and by meticulous laundry operators seeking exceptionally clean water. It highlights a push for resources to support specialized industrial needs and emphasizes purity standards as a key factor in allocation and development decisions.
A Man Whom Custer Put on His Feet
Rosser, once a Texas West Point cadet who resigned after Texas left the union, joined Northern Pacific laboring crews under Custer. He proved a capable laborer, rose to chief engineer, amassed $500,000, and settled near Charlottesville. His later move to the blue remains his secret.
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Thomas L. Rosser
Charlotteville
Texas
West Point
Academy
Richmond
George A. Custer
Custer
Rosser
Virginia
Northwest
Northern Pacific
Seventh Cavalry
Fort Buford
Tom
Halloa
Gineral
Jove
General Custer
William Milner Roberts
Patie
Mr. Roberts
Charlottesville
I O U thrift humor cited by Wickwire and Mudge
The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes Wickwire noting he has carried I O U slips until worn. Mudge replies that paper quality has declined. The banter treads a light, social tone on receipts and exchanges.
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Wickwire
Mudge
Cincinnati Enquirer
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Handy War Book
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Lee
Chris
Helmest
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Hires Rootbeer
Charles E. Hires CO
Philadelphia
Philada
Williams' Mev, Co
Schenectady
Middlesex Machine
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Hamburg
Empire
Aune
Umuy
Paav Peavey
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Kirk
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