Session of Grand Lodge Opened in Boston Today
A. O. U. W. Auxiliary Grand Lodge opened its ninth annual session at Lawrence encampment hall Boston with Eva A. Hill presiding. Committees named. 84 attendees received grand lodge degree. Reports show 9 new lodges since last session and growth to 5008 members by year end. Financials listed with proposed appropriations and officers nominated for key posts.
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Boston
Grand Lodge
Lawrence
Washington Street
Eva A. Hill
S. W. Nulendy
Eliza Chaplin
Springer
M. M. Whitney
Ida E. Whitman
Adah Hathaway
General Fund
Ida J. Nickerson
Rebecca McConnell
Beatrice L. Nichols
Margaret 8
Cassidy Emma I. Higgins
Mary A. Bemis
Carrie I. Mann
Emma C. Witherell
Fellows
Emma L. Higgins
Maud Andrews
Rigley
Crowell
Tenney
Jacobs and
McKenney
Douglass
Carrie A. Locke
Ida A. Whitman
Supreme Lodge
Ters Harris
Philbrick
Boston Teacher Married While On Sick Leave and Went Abroad
Boston school officials voted to remove Mary Lyons from Roxbury High School after it was revealed she married in July and spent a year on an extended European tour while on sick leave. Her leave had allowed four months but she continued on salary with substitutes hired, leading to the order to rescind the year’s absence and dismiss her from the system.
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Boston
Senor
Mary Lyons
Roxbury
Lynn Woman Attacked on Lynn Highway
Ida Laida, a servant for City Solicitor Parsons, was assaulted on Beacon Hill avenue as she neared her home at 11 30 last night. The assailant fled when confronted. Parsons and Chief Burches noted recent similar attacks and discussed patrolling in plain clothes.
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Boston
Lynn
Ida Laida
Parsons
Burches
Middlesex WCTU Holds Annual Convention at Malden
The Middlesex County Women’s Christian Temperance Union met at First Congregational church in Malden. Mrs. Abbie F. Rolfe of Concord opened the session as officers were elected, including president Rolfe and secretary J. W. Saxe. Speakers praised Mrs Nation’s temperance work in Kansas though not endorsing her tactics. crowd applauded.
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Boston
Middlesex County Women’s Christian Temperance Union
First Congregational Church
Malden
Abbie F. Rolfe
Concord
George A. Tewksbury
Katherine L. Stevenson
Louise C. Purrington
Harriet C. Todd
Loren B. McDonald
Mary A. Livermore
Melrose
W. Scott Ward
Athol
J. W. Saxe
Medford
G. A. Richardson
Stoneham
Alfred Boynton
Pepperell
BE. Trask Hill
Somerville
H. A. Kidder
Arlington
C. F. Damon
Tewksbury
N. A. Howes
Nation
Kansas
Man With Mania on the Run After Jump From Train
Worcester February report says William M. Gardner of Andover, in crisis mania, fled a Boston & Albany express near East Brookfield. Guard C. W. Austin was escorting him from Syracuse to Boston when Gardner sprang from the smoker and leaped off between Fast Brookfield and Worcester. Police seek the escaping man as he fled into fields.
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Worcester
William M. Gardner
Andover
East Brookfield
Gardner
Syracuse
Boston
C. W. Austin
Boston & Albany
Brookfield
Austin
Cure for burning itch on leg by Dean’s Ointment
An advertisement from C. W. Lenhart of Bowling Green claims a running itching sore on the leg was relieved and permanently cured by Dean’s Ointment, describing torture and relief in vivid terms.
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Dean
C. W. Lenhart
Bowling Green
Adverse Report on the New Chelmsford Bridge
Beacon Hill in busy session as committees meet and House and Senate debate. The weavers bill gains another hearing while Lowell, Lawrence & Haverhill Street Railway powers may be extended. Consolidation of Boston Gas interests and the Massachusetts Gas Board proposal stir strong interest among figures like Morse, Whitney, Lawson, and Addicks as gas consolidation looms.
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Boston
Beacon Hill
House
Senate
Committee On Labor
McKinley
Lowell, Lawrence & Haverhill Street Railway Company
Massachuusetts Electrics
Massachusetts Pipe Line Company
N. E. Gas and Coke Company
Gas Commissioners
Gas and Coke Company
Whitney
Lawson
Addicks
Delaware
Lodging counts in Boston hotels under license
In today’s House action a Boston police board statement answered a legislative order on total lodgers accommodated in 1900 in hotels with inn-holder licenses and under 30 rooms. Walcott's hotel in South Boston housed 3, Marliave's hotel had 103. Committees received reports on prisons, public service, and other bills. The House adjourned after routine business and a quorum check.
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Boston Board of Police
Boston
Walcott’s
Hannah M. W. Butterfield
Sixth Street
South
Marliave’s
Clarence Marliave & Co
Bosworth Street
Liquor Law
Commissioners of Prisons
Superintendent of Prisons
Lawrence Light Guards
Medford
Newburyport Gas and Electric Light Company
Newbury
West Newbury
Dukes
Essex
Boston, Quincy
Massachusetts Reformatory
Messrs. Snow
Fairhaven
Reed
Taunton
Bartlett
Pittsfield
Roads
Marblehead
Odlin
Lynn
Myers
Senate Reports and En Grossed Bills on Public Works and Elections
In the Senate, reports were received on roads and bridges for a Merrimack river bridge between Lowell and Tyngsboro and a bill to incorporate the Interstate Consolidated Street Railway company. The Lake order for investigating public service corporations came from the house and was referred to rules. Bills en grossed include posting shop timetables, August trout season in Hampden county, one hour polling at town meetings for license questions, party caucus day decisions by state committees, and confirmation of Gen. J. Tufts act as justice of the peace.
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Senate
Merrimack River
Lowell
Tyngsboro
Interstate Consolidated Street Railway Company
House
Currier
Essex
Hampden County
Gen. J. Tufts
Justice of the Peace
Short lobster bill dominates Boston hearings on size limits
In Boston on February 28 the fisheries and game committee drew a large crowd mainly Portuguese lobster men from Cohasset Plymouth Buzzards Bay and Nantucket. The session focused on a bill to cut the minimum lobster size from ten inches to nine. Support came from Senator Gardner Essex County while opposition included Senator Lawrence Cohasset former Representative Kyle Plymouth and several fishermen. The labor committee heard about mill work specifications for weavers in cotton mills.
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Boston
Committee On Fisheries and Game
Cohasset
Plymouth
Buzzards Bay
Nantucket
Gardner
Essex County
Lawrence
Kyle
Committee On Labor
James A. Balley, Jr
Fall River Over Bill on Contracts and Inspectors
Fall River Manufacturers' association attacked a proposed bill as unconstitutional stating it erodes the right to contract. The bill would admit mills to state inspectors while Bailey favored the inspection provision as unnecessary. Former Representative Whitehead defended the measure as constitutional and practical, drawn by competent lawyers.
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Fall River
Manufacturers’ Association
Knayve
Bailey
F.x
Whitehead
Amherst's Expedition Seeks Eclipse Views at Sinkop Island
Professor David II Todd sails from New York with his wife and daughter to lead Amherst college's eclipse expedition to Sinkop Island. Percy Wilson of Bronx Park Botanical Gardens joins as naturalist. Todd brings a 12 inch mirror with exposure device and an automatic camera set for 150 consecutive frames. This will be his seventh eclipse expedition.
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Amherst
Vassar College
David II
Todd
New York
Amherst College
Island of Sinkop
Percy Wilson
Botanical Gardens Commission
Bronx Park
Prof
Towboat Fees Scarce and Harsh at Bermuda
Boston shipowners and underwriters denounce Bermuda towboat charges after several locally owned vessels sought shelter there. The bark Addie Merrill, en route from Buenos Ayres, arrived distressed at Bermuda and faced a towing bill of 3000 dollars, fueling criticism over inflated towage costs.
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Boston
Bermuda
Addie*Merrill
Andrews
Buenos Ayres
A. G. Davis Shoots Himself at Templeton Hotel
Everett Massachusetts February 28 A G Davis an employee of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company died by suicide at the Hotel Templeton. He was about 65 and left a son in Melrose. Financial troubles were noted as likely cause. A note to Edward Dutton of Melrose Highlands requests cremation and scattering ashes at Forest Hills cemetery.
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A. G. Davis
Burdock Blood Bitters Toned Stomach Indigestion Claim
Claim that Burdock Blood Bitters strengthens the stomach and makes indigestion impossible. Advertises health benefits with dramatic certainty, targeting readers seeking relief from digestive issues. The wording emphasizes prevention and systemic toning as keys to overall wellness.
Doctor dies after taking mistaken carbolic acid dose
Portland Me February 28 Dr Edwin A Fessenden a experienced physician died after swallowing a dose of 95 percent carbolic acid in a drug store. He ordered antidotes, directed a second preparation, but collapsed before it could be given. He was 55, a prominent Mason and respected physician with Bellevue and New York post graduate training.
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Portland
Edwin A. Fessenden
Schlotterbeck & Foss
Dr. O. O. Files
Fessenden
Dr. Files
Rich
Fickett
Dr. Fessenden
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
New York Medical School
Fairmouth
Turkey and Bulgaria Face Rising Hostility and Troop Moves
London reports an imperial order concentrating 59,000 Turkish troops near Kustendil on the Bulgarian frontier. The move follows war ministry advice amid Macedonian revolutionary agitation. Prince Ferdinand struggles to check the actions while sympathizers in Bulgaria aid the movement with arms. Numerous arrests of armed Bulgarians in Macedonia include officers, priests, and merchants.
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London
Imperial Trade
Kustendil
Constantinople
Daily Mail
Ministry of War
Macedonia
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Coast guardsman Ellingson suspended after Rio de Janeiro wreck
Ollingser of the Fort Point life saving station confessed hearing the Rio de Janeiro distress signals on February 22 but did not act. Captain Hodson suspended Ellingson and orders a thorough investigation amid claims saved lives were possible if the crew had responded.
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San Francisco
Ollingser
Coast Guardsman
Fort Point
Rio de Janeiro
Rio
Hodson
Ellingson
New Hot Water On Demand Gas Heater Advertised
A gas heater promises unlimited hot water at a moment’s notice with a simple turn of the faucet. It lights instantly, turns off gas when water stops, and requires no boiler though compatible with one. The Kenwood heater's operation is demonstrated at the office. Also showcased is the Welsbach Light with the Yusea Mantle delivering 50 percent more light and triple strength for longer life. First class gas cooking ranges offered at cost.
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New England
Steinway
Mason & Haml'n
Emerson, Gramer, Singer
Hardman, Shoninger, KE
M. Steinert & Sons
Merrimack Street
A. O. U. W. Auxiliary
Europe
Lynn Woman
Carrie
Mdsx
State House
Chelmsford Bridge
THE
Tokio
Eastman
Hamburg
Dennison
Tiye Dozen
eReaeers
P. N
W. B
Bonmarche Dry Goods Co
Merrimack
Kirk Stre
Madame Whitney
Advice
Kleinert’s
Madam Campbell
Ceeeccocssssees
Clark
Linkop
Sucide
Williaiss E. Fay Lowell
State Street
Mass
State Mutual Big
Providence
R. I
Banigan
Maine
California
Turkey
Fort Point Life Saving Crew
Courier
Arthur Rhodes
Merrimack ST
Courier-Citizen Building
A. F. Roach
Bridge Street
Cutter
Sherwood, Taylor, Hunter
F. C
Harvard Hale
Seryies
F. Roach
Optician
Kenwood
Harvard
T. H. Boyle & CO
Propristurs
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