Compromise on Free Landing Bill at State House
Beacon Hill reports a compromise on the free landing bill after Representative Ames withdrew opposition when the House adopted an amendment to have Locks and Camals provide a substitute. The bill was engrossed and the referendum amendment was dropped. Public health and subway bills were discussed with opposition to labeling formulas and a proposed Cambridge street subway funded by the elevated railways.
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Beacon Hill
Ames
House
Locks and Camals Company
F. W. Kittredge
Committee On Public Health
J. C. Ayer Co
Legislative actions and amendments fill a busy session
Mr Reed of Taunton seeks a complete 1899 passes list from major railroads and a steamboat company for Representatives. The House lays over the order. Amendments on militia efficiency and clerks hours pass or recommit as debate shifts. A death notice for Representative Keyon prompts an eight member funeral committee and the House adjourns.
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Stone
Springfield
Selfridge
Boston
Cook
Porter
Lynn
Lydon
Driscoll
Chicopee
Borofsky
Watson
Frost
Lawrence
Kyle
Plymouth
Merrimack River
Free Landing
Lowell
Ames
Twombly
Winchester
Keyon
Medford
Messrs
Dean
Wakefield
Barber
Somerville
Wetherill
Woburn
Keene
Stoneham
Reads
Marblehead
Gould
Senate reports and bills in railroad grade crossing case
In Cambridge a railroad grade crossing bill allows an appeal to the courts. Committee reports accepted include Education and withdrawal on bills affecting truancy officers, junk dealers bought by electric companies, and women frequenting houses of prostitution. The Boston School teachers retirement fund bill passed to be engrossed. Mann.
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Senate
Committee On Railroad
Cambridge
Boston School Teachers’ Retirement Fund
State House Hearings Spotlight Gas Probes and Bridge Debate
Beacon Hill hearings on the gas investigation and the New Bedford to Fairhaven bridge drew strong interest. Thomas W. Lawson testified on contracts among gas companies, Bay State Gas, and Standard Oil, while T M Stetson’s grade-bridge bill stirred urgency, as New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad ties surfaced. An odd discussion over a Massachusetts emblem produced muted attention as probate and state house committees met amid a busy morning.
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Beacon Hill
New Bedford Bridge
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Howton
Bay State Gas Company
Delaware
Standards Company
Acushnet River
New Bedford
Fairhaven
T. M. Stetson
Superior Court
Stetson
New York, Newleven & Hartford
Bretsen
New Bedfort
Mary Dane Hickson
Massachisetta
Deal all settled for eight club circuit
American League completes arrangements for an eight club circuit with Louisville Cleveland Baltimore Washington and others resigning or transferring ground and players for sums totaling about 69 000 plus ground improvements. The league will tax five percent of gross receipts to liquidate debt as rapidly as possible.
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American League
Chicago
Louisville
Cleveland
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Washington
Wagners
Hart
Trial opens in Kellogg fraud case over Dean company grab
The jury trial of James B. Kellogg, tied to the E. S. Dean company swindle, began before Recorder Golf in New York. Witness Samuel W. Keller testified about founding the firm, diverting funds, and a $112,000 Goslin & Co. entry Kellogg called a balance of the amount he had grabbed.
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New York
James B. Kellogg
EB. S. Dean Company
Recorder Golf
EF. S. Dean Company
Myron L. Bernard
Samuel W. Keller
Dean Company
Kellogg
Keller
Weinmann
E. S. Dean Company
Trenton
Goslin & Co
National Democratic Committee Arrives in Kansas City
The National Democratic Committee on Arrangements staff arrived in Kansas City Missouri on March 12 to inspect Caneo Hall and convene in executive session ahead of the July national convention.
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National Democratic Sub Committee
Kansas City
National Democratic Committee
Washington
Canoehall
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription for women's health
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female ailments and to restore motherhood vitality. It promotes sobriety, motherhood health, and privacy in consultation with Dr. R V Pletee of Buffalo, promising relief from drains and inflammation without narcotics.
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Elena
Buffalo
Johnson
Topeka editor sets rules for Capitol as Jesus would
Rev C M Sheldon to edit the Topeka Capital this week and outline the paper s scope. He told reporters no smoking in editorial rooms and instructed staff to seek consent before interviews, keep politics nonpartisan, and avoid the word Pop for party members.
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Topeka
Kas
C. M. Sheldon
Jesus
Sheldon
Lizzie James Schooner Grounded At Hatteras Inlet
A two masted schooner Lizzie James Captain George Howard carrying lumber from Newburg to New York ran ashore this morning on Hatteras Inlet Bar amid a heavy northerly gale. Six crew were aboard and later landed by Captain Ira Stowe as rescuers. The vessel remains in good condition with cargo intact and no water leakage detected.
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Cape Henry
Weather Bureau
Doscher
Hatteras
N. C
Lizzie James
George Howard
Newburg
New York
Hatteras, Inlet Bar
James
Oooracoke Inlet
Ira Stowe
Rhode Island Republicans to Hold Convention Today
The Republican State convention meets at Infantry hall in Providence to nominate a ticket headed by Gov. William Gregory of North Kingstown for governor and Chas. D. Kimball of Providence for lieutenant governor with Willard B. Tanner as attorney general, Chas. P. Bennett as secretary of state, and Walter A. Read of Gloucester as general treasurer.
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Providence
R. I
Infantry Hall
William Gregory
North Kingstown
Chas. D. Kimball
Willard B. Tanner
Chas. P. Bennett
Walter A. Read
Gloucester
Rev Thomas Beecher Stricken With Paralysis at Park Church
Elmira March 12 Rev Thomas K Beecher longtime pastor of Park church for 46 years was stricken with paralysis on returning home from evening service and recovery is doubtful He was brother of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe and his illness was announced as serious by local physicians
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Elmira, N
Thomas K. Beecher
Park Church
Henry Ward Beecher
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The
Baptist Society of North Billerica
John Latham, Jr
John E. Rowell
E. E. Scates
J. M. Hanson
Samuel Lord
Latham
Bateson
I. M. Hanson
Elmer R. Scates
John Latham
J. E. Rowell
Ernest Robinson
John BE. Dewhurst
Dewhurst
Samuel Lora
Walter Sutcliffe
Thomas Bateson
R. T. Perry
Thomas. Bateson
Sarah J. Buckley
Talbot Avenue
M. H. Norton
Lowell
Town Hall
Centre
Mary Forbes
H. W. Sheldon
Big Five
Talbot Memorial Hall
Cadet Orchestra of
New York Pianist Shot Dead in Newark Saloon Dispute
Charles H Donnenberger a Newark bartender killed Louis White a piano player in Solomon Browns saloon after a dispute over a claimed robbery by a woman. White was shot during the altercation in the saloon on March 12.
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New York
Newark
N. J
Charles H. Donnenberger
Louis White
Solomon Brown
Donnenberger
Brown
White
Goslin Deposits Cash to Answer Brooklyn Fraud Charges
New York March 12 Alfred K Goslin, charged with circulating sale notices to affect the market stock of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company, was released today after depositing $12,000 cash bail.
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Goslin
New York
Alfred K. Goslin
Hrooklyn Rapid Mest Company
Burial to be held tomorrow for minister J. Om
Bertington Vermont March 12 The body of Minister J. Om arrived this morning accompanied by the widow and son. The burial will be held tomorrow forenoon at the local church according to a Burlington Vermont report.
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Burlington, Vt
Bertington
Om. J
Mt. ‘E Church
Anchor Ice River Locks Up City Workforces
Manchester New Hampshire March 12 annual report notes anchor ice in the river has halted operations. Thousands of workers in the Am-Perment Owing the Closed Mile sector are out of work as the ice disrupts river traffic and processing, prompting a broad pause in employment.
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Am- Perment
Manchester
N. H
Tried Murder in Newmarket Saloon Scene
Joseph Robey attempted to kill his father Alex Robey in a Newmarket saloon after an argument over money. The revolver shot struck over the left eye causing a serious wound. A bystander was singed by gunpowder as the suspect was arrested shortly after claiming he was drunk.
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Newmarket
N. H
Joseph Robey
Alex. Robey
Young Robey
Gospel by telephone brings sermon to Elkhart church
In Elkhart Indiana March 12 the Rev Dr E H Gwynne preached to his flock by telephone using a transmitter on the pupil and recorded every word for clear listening. The device aided Francis Hoover who suffers rheumatism.
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Elkhart
Ind
E. H. Gwynne
First Presbyterian Church
Foundry Strike Persists in Nashua Plant
Nashua New Hampshire March 12 The Nashua Iron and Brass foundry strike remains active. The company tried to start the plant this morning but only partially succeeded. Supt Spence says the plant will not operate as a union shop under any circumstances. Rumors of relocation near Boston grow stronger, though officials will not confirm or deny.
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Nashua
N. H
Nashua Lhon and Brass Foundry
Spence
Boston
North Chelmsford Voters and Troop Drill Highlight Village Meeting
Monday evening in the town hall Squad One of Troop F cavalry conducted a squad drill while many residents attended the Chelmsford voters meeting at the Centre hall. Fatigue uniforms with brown loggias were noted. Interior work on the new school building nears completion as seats are installed.
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Cavalry
Chelmsford
Westport Elects Three on Citizens Ticket in Local Vote
New Bedford March 12 Westport elected officials from three tickets Republicans Independents and Citizens with Citizens' nominees winning where contests occurred Edward L Macomber elected clerk Cortez Allen treasurer Andrew H Soule selectman three years Albert F King assessor three years Officials adjourned to Saturday March 17 for certification and further action
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New Bedford
Westport
Edward L. Macomber
Cortez Allen
Andrew H. Soule
Albert F. King
Iona Island Chosen for Navy Powder Magazine Site
The naval board selected Iona Island in the Hudson River near West Point as the site for the navy’s large powder magazine. Announcement came today in New York with the inland facility to store and manage explosives for naval use.
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New York
Iona Island
Hudson River
West Point
Naval Board
Navy
Two-tenement Broadway house offers 16 rooms
Four thousand eight hundred dollars asks for a two tenement property on Broadway containing sixteen rooms in good repair plus 4052 feet of land and rent at thirty dollars monthly. A separate six room cottage near Chelmsford street with sewer connection is priced at twelve hundred dollars. Apply to T H Ellott, 64 Central Street.
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Broadway
Chelmsford Street
T. H. El-lott
Central Street
City Employer Sparks Biggest Fire Policy Bid
Baltimore American reports on a bold move by a city employer seeking a major fire insurance policy. The article notes the high risk profile and speculation about potential dismissal implications for the business leadership.
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Baltimore American
Obituary: Daniel Fernald Former Phoenix Fire VP Dies
Daniel F Fernald aged 81 a former manager and vice president of Phoenix Fire Insurance company Brooklyn died today of pneumonia at his Brooklyn home He was a native of Portsmouth New Hampshire He served as president of Montauk Insurance company until 1888 on the island of Long Island a historic financier and executive obituary notes reveal his career path and Brooklyn ties
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New York
Daniel F. Fernald
Phoenix Fire Insurance Company
Brooklyn
Portsmouth
N. H
Montauk Insurance Company
Colliery Burned at Springdale in Mahanoy City
Pottsville, March 12. The Springdale colliery owned by Lentz and company was destroyed by fire today in Mahanoy City. Loss about 50000 dollars, partially insured. Advertisers are urged to mention the Courier.
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Pottsville
Springdale
Mahanoy City
Lentz and Company
Boston and Maine Train Schedules from Lowell and Merrimack Depot
Corrected to October 2 1899 trains depart Merrimack street depot Lowell for Boston and other cities with numerous times. The timetable lists morning and Sunday runs to Boston Middlesex Street Station and to Seton Amesbury Newburyport Exeter Rochester Alton Bay Portland and more, including connections to St. John Montreal Quebec and other destinations with numerous daily and Sunday departures. Col J Veangera and H C Taft sign as general agents in Lowell.
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Middlesex Street
Taunton
New Bedford
Newport
Providence
Pawtucket
Marlboro
South Framingham
Way
Boston
Albany R. R
Worcester
Springfield
Albany
Concord Junction
Fitchburg R. R
Stonington
New York City
South Framngham
Mansfield
Peter Clark
A. C. Kendall
Merrimack Street Depot
Middlesex Street Station
Watt
Lawrence
Fort Haverhill
Newburyport
Amesbury
Ports
Ter
Dover
Exeter
Rochester
Alton Bay
Shenersworth
N. Saco
Old Orchard
Portland
Nas
Augusta
Bath and
Waterville
Lewiston
Brownhegan
Bangor
Rockland
St. Johns
X. B
Halifax
Montreal
Qebec
Eastport
St. John
Portiana
Monaa
Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgewick
Bar Harbor
Jonesport
Machiasport
Frank Jones
Sal
Nashua
Franklin
Claremont
St. Johnsbury
Lendenville
Wells River
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Burlington
St. Albans
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R. I. Republicans
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Phelps Boog
Francis Hoover
Foundrymen’s Strike
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D. J Flanders
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R. R
North Chelmsford
Citizens’ Ticket
Courier
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Dublin Fusiliers
Colenso
Abert
Queen Victoria
Boston & Maine
Taylor Roofing CO
Humphrey Street
Courier-Citizen
California
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
S. W. Manning
New England
Washington St
Boston, Mass
Old Dominion
Norfolk
Old Point Comfort
Richmond
Virginia
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OLD Dominion Steamship CO
Pier 26
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H. B. Walken
J. J. Brown
Sewall G. Mack
Jacob Rogers
Sam
L E. Raymond
Levi Sprague
Alex. G. Cumnock
George S. Motley
Edward M. Tucke
Edward N. Burke
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