Beacons Hill Debates District Local Option Bill In Senate
Boston today saw a close vote on the district local option measure with seventeen to thirteen in favor and three recorded pairs. The upper chamber rejected the death penalty repeal after an eight to twenty five tally, while other bills on wages, highway construction, water supply, and street railways underwent committee action or readings as sessions extended toward adjournment.
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Boston
Senate
Soule
Morse
Fletcher
Manning
House
Lynn
Committee On Roads and Bridges
Metropolitan Affairs
Charles A. Dean
Wakefield
Judiciary
General Court
C. D. B. Fisk
Roberts
Gardner
Norwell
Collins
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
MacCartney
Rockland
Committee On Cities
Firteen
McCartney
Brigham
Marlboro
Committee On
Gilpatric
Coulthurst
Fall of
Debate on Boston oe option bill continues in Senate
Debate resumed on the Boston oe option bill as Senator Fitzgerald continued his speech. The M J Sullivan amendment was rejected 7 to 22 and the bill ordered to a third reading 17 to 4. Senator Howland urged abolishing the death penalty noting capital crimes history and sacred human life.
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Apsey
Middlesex
America
Bliss
Harwell
How
Howland
Sparks
Sprague
J. A. Sullivan
M. J. Sullivan
Manning
Election Board
Boston
Election Laws Committee
Rowley
Newburyport
Jones
Ross
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Luce
Frost
Essex
Suffolk
Annual Supper and Sale by Puritan Chapter No 64
The Puritan Chapter No 64 Order of the Eastern Star held its annual supper sale and entertainment at Odd Fellows Temple Middlesex street last evening attracting about 250. A varied program featured piano solos, vocal and instrumental numbers, dances, readings and a Highland fling with strong audience enthusiasm and many encores. Committees organized event logistics including tables, dining, kitchen and apron duties, with a notable effort by Mrs S E Maxfield and others.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Odd Fellows Temple
Middlesex Street
Grace Moody
Grace Maxfield
Miss Perron
Miss O'Donnell
Shirley
Mary Mages
Josephine Tucker
Xalana Jockow
Death of Mayor Dimon Shocks New Hampshire
Dr. Guy B. Holbrook reports the passing of Mayor Dimon after a prolonged illness. A letter from Cheran of Lancaster confirms the death, expressing sorrow and noting the mayor’s long service and the community’s deep regret. The correspondence conveys mourning and respect for Dimon’s tenure.
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Guy B. Holbrook
Dimon
Evor
New Hampshire
Cheran
Lancaster
C. B. Jordan
Water Cure case heard in Boston district court
In Malden a district court hearing concerns Abbie Doerfler charging Mary Webster with administering the water cure to seven year old Willie Doersler. Webster reportedly sprayed the boy with a hose for ten minutes after an incident with birds and a robin nest. Judge Pettingill placed the matter on file after noting the quarrel between two respectable families and questioning the danger of the water cure.
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Boston
Malden
Abbie M. Doerfler
Grenwood Street
West Ind
Mary E. Webster
Willie Doersler
Pettingill
Anna Christy Fa'l
Mary ©. Webster
Trunk novelties at Devine’s Lowell shop
Devine's trunk store showcases two new designs for travelers the bureau trunk with multiple compartments and a convertible bureau function plus the ladies wardrobe trunk 56 inches long holding ten dresses. The dealer invites a visit to 88 Merrimack Street Lowell to view these novelties.
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Devine
Lowell
Attorney Boutwell sues over breach of promise in Malden
Boston May 27 attorney Harvey L Boutwell of Malden has served papers on George A Runnels of 137 Bryant Street Malden in a breach of promise suit for Mrs Ethel Leveen who lives on the same street The suit seeks 10000 damages returnable July 1 and trial in East Cambridge next fall Mrs Leveen says Runnels promised to marry twice and postponed the ceremony She has bought wedding dresses and alleges Runnels mother hindered the match Runnels owns several Malden houses and they have been attached Both parties are past middle age Leveen a widow is described as slender with brown hair and dark eyes Runnels denies promising to wed and will not comment pending his attorney's handling of the case
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Boston
Harvey L. Boutwell
Malden
George A. Runnels
Bryant Street
Runnels
Allen offers settlement with Farmers' National Bank
Vergennes Vermont May 27 Lieut Gov Martin F Allen offers to settle the bank’s claims for 16000 against him and family. Total indebtedness 16255 with an apparent overdraft of 310800. Cashier Lewis and clerk J W Ketcham now serving sentences for wrecking the bank. Allen formerly VP and director. Offer likely to be accepted.
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Allen
Vermont
Farmers’ National Bank
Vergennes
Martin F. Allen
M. F. Allen
Lewis
J. W. Ketcham
German Fisherman Lost in Nantucket Fog Returns to Cape Ann
John J. Ankermiller of New Bedford reports being lost in fog while fishing off Nantucket last Saturday. A vessel picked him up and landed him at Cape Ann. He began rowing back toward New Bedford following the shore and was accompanied by a cat as a shipmate.
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Highland Light
John J. Ankermiller
New Bedford
Peaker Hill
Nantucket
Cape Ann
Whooping Cough Prevented By Chamberlain Remedy
A Springvale Alabama mother recounts whooping cough experience with three children and a three month old baby. She credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for keeping all children healthy and plump while others who did not use it suffered poorer health. The remedy is sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Jessie Pinkey Hall
Springvale
Ala
House Passes Shattuck Immigration Bill With Additions
Washington May 27 The House approved the Shattuck immigration bill after a heated debate over prohibiting liquor sales at immigrant stations An amendment to bar such sales in the Capitol passed 108 to 19 The bill consolidates prior immigration laws expands penalties and extends deportation windows It also requires aliens over 15 to show reading ability and adds anarchists to excluded classes A Senate move on a Philippine bill vote time fell short with a long discussion led by Mr Patterson of Colorado on land provisions A Senate committee and a House panel plan to meet over the army appropriation dispute
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Washington
House
Bowersock
Landis
Ind
United States
Senate
Patterson
Colorado
Islands
Juvenile Delinquents and Probation Officers Discussed
Detroit May 27 dependent children was the topic at the second conference of Jewish charities of the United States. Mrs Hannah Salmon of Chicago urged public playgrounds and juvenile courts as essential to care, applauded by listeners. Reports from 26 Jewish institutions were read on methods of work.
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Detroit
Mich
Jewish Charities
United States
Hannah Salmon
Chicago
National Council of Jewish Women
Lee K. Frankel
New York
Max Mitchell
Boston
Charles Bernheimer
Philadelphia
Chilean extradition treaty closes criminals’ refuge
Washington on May 27 marked a major policy shift as Secretary Hay ratified the new extradition treaty with Chile through Minister Walker Martinez. The accord ends Chile as a safe haven for notable American defaulters and embezzlers, signaling a strengthened cross border crime pursuit.
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Washington
Hay
United States
Walker Martinez
Chile
Accident cases move patients to St Johns Hospital
Ambulance removed from 31 Albion Street to St Johns Hospital yesterday afternoon. Catherine Peacock of Nashua fell and injured her left arm head and back. Margaret Dean was taken from Livingstone's coal yard in Thorndike Street yesterday morning to St Johns Hospital with a sprained ankle.
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Albion Street
St. John’s Hospital
Catherine Peacock
Nashua
Margaret Dean
Livingstone
Thorndike Street
St. John's Hospital
Gentlemen and Boys Gauze Underwear Sale
A. G. Pollard & Co offers twenty one cases of summer undershirts in white gauze balbriggan and blue at 25 to 50 cents each. The Brunswick stock is in a basement sale at only 1 cent per garment.
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Brunswick
A. G. Pollard & CO
No Loss of Time Threshers Stay at Work With Remedy
An Oklahoma farmer notes he sold Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to laborers who could not continue without it. He reports threshers kept working without losing a day, urging readers to keep a bottle at home as a sale by all druggists.
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Oldsmobile
Shattuck & Son
New England
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Young's
Hildreth Building
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Beecham
Thomas Beecham
Stabees Eng
Puritan Chapter
Eastern Star
Nancy Washington
Ethel Leveen
Immigration
Ceylon
Corerres
New York State
Maine
Hebron
Elgin Creamery
Elgin
Columbia County
Per Doz
Nsc
Pillsbury’s
Ginter
Regina
Can &c
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E. P. Flanders
Lowell, Mass
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Lowell Rubber CO
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