Temperance petition flags liquor fee split at State House
Boston March 4 The Northwest Middlesex Temperance union petitioned the liquor law committee to divide liquor license fees between county and state treasuries Rev W J Batt Concord is president and ex Senator Patch Rev Mr Knowlton father of the attorney general Representatives Butterfield and Longley named as members The society covers 16 towns with 13 no license and 3 license areas Town meeting day shortened the session and other measures were postponed
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Boston
Massachusetts
Liquor Law Committee
F. C. Nash
Northwest Middlesex Temperance Union
Treasuries
W. J. Batt
Concord
Patch
Knowlton
Butterfield
Dunstable
Longley
Shirley
Goward
Lowell
Lowell, Lawrence and
Haverhill
Worcester County
W. A. Lang
Luce
Senate Rules Committee
Mann
Massachusetts House Receives Committee Reports on Bills
Various committees report on petitions and bills including records for second hand bicycle purchases, regulation of charcoal coal and coke sales, equitable process after judgment, actions within two years, repeal of equitable process act, nondispositive consent by Odlin of Lynn, wagering contracts value recovery, architect registration, abolition of dog license fees in Boston, fire department for Newburyport, railroad gate access penalties, and a Worcester county tax resolve of 273000 dollars.
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Judiciary
Arthur KK. Peck
Joint
Frank E. Wetherell
Mr. Odlin of
Lynn
Clarence W. Rowley
Thomas Ji. Gibney
William F. Brennan
Boston
Moses Brown
Newburyport
Worcester
Senate session reports charity, hospital funds, and harbor plan
The Senate assembled with a partial quorum as members were away at town meetings. Reports were received on public charitable institutions and funds totaling 44,000 for Danvers Insane Asylum improvements and 39,900 for a nurses’ house at Taunton hospital. A wagering contracts bill and probate bondsmen citizenship proposal were discussed, and the harbor commission urged changing New Bedford harbor lines.
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Senate
Danvers Insane Hospital
Taunton Hospital
Board of Harbor Commissioners
New Bedford Harbor
Maj Daniel W Whittle Dies After Long Illness in Northfield
Maj Daniel W Whittle of Northfield died after a long illness. Born in Chicopee Falls on Nov 17, 1840 he served as captain then major in the 72d Illinois Volunteers. He aided evangelist D L Moody from 1866 and worked with soldiers in camps during the Spanish American War. Survived by a widow and two daughters, funeral set for Wednesday.
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East Northfield
Daniel W. Whittle
Chicopee Falls
Chicago
American Express Company
72D
Illinois Volunteer Regiment
Maj. Whittle
Elgin Watch Company
Ele
D. L. Moody
Northfield
Christian Commission
William R. Moody
Evangelist
Northfield Seminary
No Bill Prisoners Exonerated by Grand Jury Finding
Boston reporters say the superior court has ruled that prisoners in cases with no bills returned need not be brought to court to hear the grand jury’s finding. They will be discharged at jail once the findings are communicated, affecting all no bill prisoners statewide.
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Boston
Superior Court
Governor Crane Pays Pinkerton Bill in Fosburg Case
Boston March 4 The Journal reports that Governor Crane, after a misunderstanding, paid the bill for Pinkerton detectives hired in the Fosburg murder inquiry. Robert L. Fosburg said he was fully satisfied with the investigation’s conduct.
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Boston
the Journal
Gov. Crane
Pinkerton
Pespurg
Governor Crane Pays Detective Bill Over Pinkerton Suggestion
The governor considered engaging outside detective talent and offered to cover costs. Chief Nicholson was informed, Detective Connors pursued the case then returned to New York. A bill for services arrived at the state house, Fosburg refused payment, and Gov. Crane decided to pay the bill himself to avoid trouble.
Strike grows as 150 Chesley & Rugg workers quit
About 150 more employees at the Chesley and Rugg shoe factory in Haverhill joined a strike today, bringing total strikers to 350. Cutters and women stitchers left, with only packers at work. Union leaders demand adherence to an agreement and new price lists for turned work, machine operators, and women stitchers.
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Haverhill
Chesley & Rugg
Chesley
Pugnacious Engineers at Pug Station Sparks Board Probe
Lawrence March 4. Water board investigated tensions at the pumping station after Engineer William Marsden allegedly refused orders from Engineer Theobald Daley. Daley testified he issued orders and reported the issue to Chief Engineer Sawyer. Marsden claimed equality and disputed the manner of instruction. The board directed Superintendent Salisbury to designate charge in Sawyer’s absence.
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Daley
Supt
Salisbury
Sawyer
Temperance advocates win six towns in Eastern Massachusetts
Boston March 4 Over a hundred town meetings statewide saw a Social Democrat win Amesbury and polled 200 votes in Whitman. Temperance forces captured six Eastern towns Medfield Medway Ashland Orange Natick Dracut, while Sandwich Cohasset Rockland only moved to license towns. Abbington named two minister constables to stamp out liquor traffic in a no-license town.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Amesbury
Whitman
Medfield
Medway
Ashland
Orange
Natick
Dracut
Sandwich
Cohasset
Rockland
Peabody Bank Trouble Ties to Concord Mfg Co
U S District Attorney Boyd B Jones and assistants met with men linked to the South Danvers National Bank of Peabody to review evidence for the grand jury. Counsel for a company named in the bank case against John W Dickinson attended, with Dickinson once heading the Peacock Mfg in Concord. The discussion suggests possible connections between the Concord manufacturing firm and the bank’s troubles. The article oddly notes the manicure origin in France.
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Boston
U. S
Boyd B. Jones
Casey
Washburn
South Danvers National Bank of
Peabody
Grand Jury
John W. Dickinson
Penacock Mig
Concord
N. ST
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Offer Systemic Cure
The article argues catarrh is a constitutional disease and local treatments only mask symptoms. It promotes Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a blood-targeting remedy that fights the cause, claims rapid relief from hawking and spitting, and notes wide availability in the United States and Canada after nearly a year on the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
United States
Canada
State House committees push work as sessions loom
Boston March 2 The labor committee finishes its docket and reports as other panels near readiness for hearings next week. Speaker Myers praises speed while noting occasional need to add business. Rumors swirl about consolidation of public statutes and how key figures Morse Lawson Whitney Rogers influence the proposed gas merger. The week features hearings on debt limits for cities, Weymouth Fore River Taunton route, canal questions, and the Boston Subway bill among many others.
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Boston
Committee On Labor
Jones of
Melrose
Fisheries and Game
General Court
Myers
Whitney
Harborg
Public Lands
P. C. Chandlers
Weymouth
Fore River
Taunton River
Garfield
Boston, New York and Cape Cod Canal Company
Harbor and Land Commissioners
Joint Board of Harbor and Railroad Commissioners
Boston Subway
Public Health
State House
Wendell Philips
Durie Hall
Lowell Electric
Mercantile Affairs
Superior Court
Baker Police Board
Alden
4Th District Court of
Plymouth
Western Mass
Haverhill
Fitchburg
Howland
Take Anthony
Cares
Faverhill Gas Light Company
Bostern School House
Farberg Hill
Farcus
Mann
Five Men Killed in Zinc Mine Accident Near Joplin
Five miners died and two were critically injured at Engleside zinc mine in Centre Valley eight miles east of Joplin. The deceased were Hae Roster George Wilson Wm Bugzard Fitzmorris and Md Stohard. Injured were William Daniels and John Burton. The men worked in a drift off the main shaft when a misfired charge and a subsequent powder detonation caused the disaster.
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Joplin
Engleside
Centre Valley
Hae Roster
George Wilson
Wm. Bugzard
Fitzmorris
MD. Stohard
William Daniels
John Burton
Liscomb Pleads Guilty in Gabney Barn Fire Case
George Liscomb, arrested on suspicion of arson at the Gabney barn, pleads guilty in district court before Judge Bosworth. He describes a naptha-filled pipe ignition device and explains his pattern of watching engines start, plus a prior act at age 18 at a Reform School. Liscomb, 45, is described as wild looking and not deemed fully responsible, with a continuance granted for thorough examination of his condition.
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Pristol
R. T
George Liscomb
Gabney
Bosworth
Reform School
Kors
Providence
Jie
Liscomb
EXCEPTIONS OVERRULED IN Boston & Maine R R case
Boston March 4 the supreme court overruled the defendant's exceptions in Daniel Donahue vs Boston and Maine Railroad Company The verdict for the plaintiff is £6500 for personal injuries suffered as a brakeman while boarding a roving engine A pile of stones near the tracks caused him to lose his hold fall and be run over by the train The court held the railroad responsible for keeping tracks safe and that sufficient evidence showed failure to do so
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Boston
Daniel Donahue
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Supreme Court
Schooner Gen. 8. E. Merwin Ashore Off Gull Island
A three masted schooner Gen. 8. E. Merwin of New Filaven Conn Capt Rutledge from Burton with 600 tons Pyrites cinders stranded a half mile south of Gull Island N C at 3 this morning. Seven crew rescued and brought ashore in surf boat to Gull Island Life Saving station where they are cared for. Vessel and cargo feared total loss.
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Cape Henry
E. Merwin
New Filaven Conn
Rutledge
Burton
Norfolk
Gull Island
N. C
Tfe
Winter Drought Strains Pawtuxet Valley Mills Across Rhode Island
Providence March 4. Water supply in Pawtuxet valley is extremely low for March. Mills along the Pawtuxet river lack enough water to drive turbines. Steam engines are powering factory needs, raising coal costs. If drought continues, some mills may shut down, though water has rarely run over dam tops this winter outside Lippitt Clyde and Lower Point. Reports from eastern Connecticut echo the dry spell’s impact on area mills.
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Providence, R. L
Pawtuxet Valley
Pawtuxet
Lippitt
Clyde
Lower Point
Quinebaug Valley
Connecticut
Wauregan Company
Chace Mill in Webster Adopts Day and Night Run
Chace Woollen mill, the sole major unit tied to American Woollen in the district, has shifted to a day and night schedule to meet orders. The move comes as the French river supply dips lower than any previous seasonal level due to a winter snow shortage.
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Webster
Chace Woollen
American’ Woollen Company
Chace Mills
Wages Cut at Shetucket Mills Affects 500 Workers
Greenville Ct March 4 The Shetucket cotton mills cut wages by 10 percent for all employees. The reduction affects 500 workers and was made due to unsatisfactory market conditions.
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Greenville
Shetucket
Veterans association meets in Middlesex County town hall
The 11th annual meeting of the Veterans association convened at the town hall with 15 members present, Commander Francis Hutchinson presiding. Officers elected include Commander Hutchinson, adjutant Geo Parkhurst, and quartermaster James P. Emerson, with Memorial Day observance planned in Centre village and a $100 appropriation requested.
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Veterans’ Association
Town Hall
Francis Hutchinson
Geo. A. Parkhurst
J. P. Emerson
James P. Emerson
Centre Village
George H. Smith
W. R Fowle
Henry H. Eimerson
Baptist Society
J. A. Bartlett
North Chelmsford team hosts fourth town hall game
In North Chelmsford Sound One Troop B Cavalry and the St Johns AY society schedule their fourth basketball game at the town hall Wednesday night. North Chelmsford high will close for spring vacation on Friday March 8. Emeralds fans from Lowell expected Thursday night as the Emeralds meet Clover Club. Work on the Adams house will finish in about five days before public inspection. A new three story hotel with 20 rooms and a large basement lunch room is nearly ready.
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Troop B
Cavalry
St. John’s 'T. “Ay Society
Town Hall
North Chelmsford
Lowell
Emeralds and
Clover Club
Adams House
De Wet Heads Toward Philippolis In Orange River Colony
Despatch from Gen. Kitchener dated Pretoria March 4 reports De Wet moving on Philippolis but blocked by British forces and now advancing toward Fauresmith about 10 miles north. Babington unearthed Krupp gun pom pom and ammunition at Landfontein. Sixteen Victorian Rifles captured 33 Boers and 5 horses at Sea Cow river. Gen. Dartnell seized a Hotchkiss near Pietersburg. Surrenders rise in the district with over 50 men marching in with a commandant on March 2.
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London
Kitchener
Pretoria
de Wet
Philippolis
Orange River Colony
Fauresmith
Pietertieff
De Wet's Escape At Colesburg Given Systemic Blame
The Colesburg dispatch assigns responsibility for De Wet's escape to the communications system rather than the pursuing commanders. It notes telegraphic delays hinder directing operations and suggests field commanders should have more discretion. De Wet moved five miles daily faster than the fastest British column, leaving the Boers demoralized but hopeful for recovery after a short rest.
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Colesburg
de Wet
Dean's Ointment Endorsed For Hemorrhoids Relief
Daily itching from piles eczema and irritated skin addressed by Dean's Ointment. Testimonial from John Leach of 43 Albion Street praising permanent relief after years of suffering and one operation, noting no return in a year. Sold by Ellingwood & Co. drug store and Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY at 50 cents per box. Remember the name Dean's.
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Dean
Lowell Pople
John Leach
Albion Street
Ellingwood & Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Heirs cited in probate for Samuel Walcoist estate in Lowell
Probate Court of Middlesex issues citation for administration of Samuel Walcoist estate, appointing Charles K. McIntire or other suitable person. Hearing set for March 19 at 9 AM in Lowell. Notice to be published weekly for three weeks in Lowell Daily Courier.
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Samuel &. Walcoist
Lowell
Charles K. McIntirn
Middlesex
Chamel J. McIntire
Esquire
H. Folsom
Register
Train Schedule Change By New York New Haven Hartford R R
New York New Haven Hartford R R announces new daily departures from Lowell on June 10. Morning trains head to Taunton New Bedford Newport Providence Pawtucket Marlboro and South Framingham with connections to Boston and Albany at South Framingham and Fitchburg at Concord Junction. 525 p m links to the Springfield and Albany line. Sunday services to South Framingham Mansfield Pawtucket and Providence begin at 715 a m.
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Ivod
Lowell
Middlesex Street
Taunton
New Bedford
Newport
Providence
Pawtucket
Marlboro
South Framingham
Way
Boston
Albany R. R
Worcester
Springfield
Albany
Concord Junction
Fitchburg R. R
Boston and Maine R R timetable corrected for 1900
The notice updates Boston and Maine railroad departures from Merrimack Street Depot Lowell and Middlesex Street Lowell to October 8 1900 with numerous listed daily and Sunday times for trains to Boston Lawrence Salem Newburyport Amesbury Portsmouth Woburn Nashua Manchester Concord Greenfield and more. It includes special notes on divisions and express services and names D J Flanders and Taft as general agents.
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Merrimack Street Depot
Lowell
Middlesex Street
Boston
Lawrence
I. Wiil
Salem
Mass
Daverhill
Newburyport
Amesbury
Portsmouth
Woburn
Ayer
W. N P
Fitchburg
Nashua
Portland
Rochester
Amherst
Milford
Wilton
Greenfield
Peterboro
Bennington
Hillsboro
Keene
Manchester
Concord
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
Warner
Bradford
Sunapee
Newport
NHL
Claremont
White Me
Plymouth
St. Johnsbury
Lyndonville
Wells River
Montpelier
Basex Junction
Burling
Albans
St. Johns
Monton
St. Itreal
Alumine Express
Sherbrooke
Express
wVia Western Division
eVia Bedford
Wilmington Jure
D. J. Flanders
Gen. Pass
Co. Taft
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France
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Slare
Robert R. Bishop
Marcus P. Knowlton
Hampden
George B. Crocker
Suffolk
Henry W. Fuller
Charles B. Rice
Essex
Joseph Bennett
Thomas J. Hastings
Thomas Winship
Samuel M. Cock
Hampshire
Charles 8. Lilley
Milton Reed
Bristol
Francis W. Rockwell
Berkshire
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Charles J. Noyes
Samuel W. Bowerman
Pittsfield
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John Q. A. Brackett
Hamilton H. Hill
Thomas W. Higginson
Cambridge
Christopher, Merritt
Henry Wardwell
Peabor
Representative Brackett
Col. Higginson
J. D. Hayden
Joseph H. O'Neil
Representative Wells
J. H. Butler
H. N. Shepard
Henry H. Sprague
Nan
Beacon Hill
Robert M. Morse
New England Gas and Coke Company
Thomas W. Lawson
Henry M. Whitney
Mr. Whitney
Henry H. Rogers
Fairhaven
Mr. Morse
Boston & Maine Railroad
Courier
Chace Mill of
Middlesex County
Chelmsford
Carter & Sherburne
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State Houses
Committee of Water Supply
Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Gas, Electric Light and Water Commissioners
George H. Garfield
S. H. Gorotsky
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Committee On Water Supply
H. Borofsky
Mair
Maine
California
Arthur Rhodes
Merrimack
Courter
Jones’ Alea
Harvard
A. F. Roach
Merrimack Stret
Saintance
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