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Post Publishing Company
Washington
Corcoran Building
Fifteenth Street
Reading of Election Bill Costs and Mortgage Law Fallout
The Philadelphia Times calculates LopGe election bill cost at $534000 for one quarter of Pennsylvania districts. North Dakota real estate mortgage redemption time change threatens farmers with $15 million in loans and possible foreclosures. Jury mercy in the FLACK case. Barrett sentences Flack, his son, and MEEKS, urging anti fraud divorces. City of Paris accident analysis defends construction and navigation safety, praising naval architects.
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The
Philadelphia Times
LopGe
Pennsylvania
Union
North Dakota
Eastern Loan Companies
Flack
Barrett
New York
Meeks
Barrettt
Paris
Queenstown
City of
Rhode Island election marks first test of new secret ballot law
The Providence Journal notes 3100 purchasable voters among 21000 in Providence, highlighting the election to be held tomorrow for Governor and State officers. The piece argues the new ballot law, modeled after Massachusetts, may curb corruption if enforced, though Rhode Island’s safeguards are imperfect. It questions whether venal voting will persist despite reforms.
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Providence Journal
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Republican tariff bill mirrors earlier published schedules
The Republican tariff bill presented to the full committee yesterday shows no significant changes from the version printed in our two weekly special despatches. The article emphasizes that the schedules remain consistent with prior reports.
Uncertain Path For Republican Tariff Bill In Congress
A report on the tariff bill’s stalled progress shows the Republican Congress lagging behind Democratic control. The MILLs bill was drafted March 1, 1888, and debated by early April, but partisan amendment plans linger from the Senate bill two years past. Democratic members may push faster now to avoid wasteful opposition in committee.
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Republican Congress
House
McKintry
Senate
Movement Toward Reciprocity in Trade Across Americas
The piece analyzes how press and politicians push toward reciprocal trade with South American republics, arguing that Pan American deliberations, despite limited gains, push the United States toward freer commerce. It notes proposals for treaties with eighteen republics, quotes Charles R. Flint and Senor Quintana, and discusses tariffs, subsidies, and cross‑border shifts in Canada and Britain.
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State Department
New York Tribune
Blaine
United States
Pan-American Congress
Congress
Committee On Customs Union
Charles R. Flint
Americas
East
Pacific
Senor Quintana
New York Herald
Buenos Ayres
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
England
Blain
Dominion
Ottawa
Senate
Washington
Canada
Ocean Patrol Idea Promoted After City of Paris Sinking
The New York World urges an international ocean patrol in the North Atlantic to deter derelicts and save lives. The plan envisions eight war vessels from six powers. Practical challenges include weather and reliability, but a modified derelict removal patrol remains a possibility for the future.
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New York World
Paris
North Atlantic
International Marine Conference
Washington
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Norway
Sweden
Hydrographic Office
Congress
Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Marine Conference
Protection for the Farmers in McKinley Tariff Plan
The piece criticizes the McKinley tariff bill arguing it fails to give farmers real protection. It notes proposed five cent a dozen egg tariff and higher duties on corn wheat and hops, with surplus grain unsold and prices depressed. It mocks theorized price boosts from protection and warns farmers will mainly face higher costs for goods.
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McKinzey
Europe
Hat fashion outrage sparks Chicago theatre debate
A Chicago exchange criticizes large hats at the theatre as nuisance and vows to curb them. The piece notes Boston’s resistance, Jersey City’s mayoral promises, and a skeptical view from St. Louis about show business, ending with remarks on acid grapes in the Smoky City.
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Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Open season for trout fishing begins in Massachusetts
The April first opening except Berkshire county marks the start of trout angling in Massachusetts. The piece extols fishing as healthful and contemplative, notes Monument Beach on Cape Cod as a favored spot, and mentions nearby streams in Lexington and Dedham. It laments neglect in Boston’s Public Garden near Beacon Street Arlington Street and calls for better upkeep to honor public beauty.
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Massachusetts
Berkshire County
Mr. Lowell
John Bartlett
Monument Beach
Cape Cod
Monument Leach
Boston
Lexington
Dedham
Beacon Street
Arlington Street
Charles Street
Litter in the Garden Irks Visitors and Trails Offenders
A reader laments the littered paths in the Public Garden as a sign of public carelessness. The piece notes the absence of the official picker up of unconsidered trifles, criticizes the elderly man’s slow pace, and suggests employing quick, healthy youths to maintain tidiness without shocking visitors.
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Taverner
Critic Praises Miss Marlowe In Ingomar At Hollis Street
Miss Julia Marlowe receives cordial applause in Ingomar at the Hollis Street Theatre with Eben Plympton. The Exiles revival at the Boston Theatre draws a large crowd. The German opera advance sale at the Boston Theatre shatters records with Tannhauser and William Tell on tap. The Howard Atheneum Star Specialty at the Globe Theatre impresses. Ian Heath praised. Pinafore at Grand Opera House shows strong popular appeal with a strengthened cast. M Herrmann’s magic acts entertain and charm audiences.
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Julia Marlowe
Eben Plympton
Ingomar
Boston Theatre
Ralph Delmore
Nestor Lennon
Adele Belgarde
Boston
Tannhauser
Julius Perotti
Theodor Reichmann
Emil Fischer
Max O’rell
Jonathan
Howard Atheneum Star Specialty Company
Globe Theatre
George Thatcher
Wood and Sheppard
Harry Kerneil
Cinqueyalli Brothers
M. Brunin
Signor Brunoni
Miss Pole
Ian Heath
Flora
May Irwin
J. J. McNally
J. ©. Duff
Comic Opera Company
Grand Opera House
J. H. Ryley
W. H. Clark
Chauncy Olcott
Gertrude Sears
Kate Gilbert
John Mullaly
Labor union meetings discuss eight hour question and dues
Bricklayers Union No 3 met in Caledonia Hall with about seven hundred members. Debate over the eight hour day ended without a decision. Union 38 voted to assess members 10 cents weekly for five weeks, raising $400 for the AFL fund. Initiations, new shops, and cooperative coatmaking plans were noted across several unions plus a clothing makers’ union raising initiation fees and protesting excess work hours.
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Bricklayers’ Union No.3
Caledonia Hall
Harrington
New Bedford
Fail River
Marlboro
Dover
N. H
Union 3
Union 38
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Dexter Hall
American Federation of Labor
G. D. Shehan
W. M. Morrison
I. McLelland
Union 46
West Newton
Union 661
Eliot Street
Pressmen Hall
Bay State Hall
Brookline Town Meeting Elects Officials and Elector Results
The Brookline annual town meeting elected officers for the ensuing year. Key posts included Town Clerk Benjamin F. Baker and selectmen Albert L. Lincoln Jr Horace James Tucker Daland Walstein R. Chester Watts H. Bowker. The contest for Selectman between James B. Hand and Walstein R. Chester was decided by recount, Chester winning by three votes. The town voted no license 631 to 570. Additional appropriations covered health, education, libraries, streets, utilities, and public services. Concerted efforts followed on railroads and industrial development. Last year Hand had defeated Chester by 36 votes.
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Brookinee
Sprecrau
Brookline
William I. Bowditch
Benjamin F. Baker
Board of Health
Albert L. Lincoln, Jr
Horace James
Tucker Daland
Walstein R. Chester
Watts H. Bowker
Henrietta G. Codman
Mabel H. Chapin
George H. Worthley
Rufus G. F. Candage
George F. Joyce
Nathaniel A. Francis
William E. Lincoln
Gardner C. Brooks
Winthrop
Scudder
Frank Wells
Annie E. Crane
Aaron H. Latham
William H. Lincoln
Water Board
George H. Johnson
James B. Hand
Democratic Town Committee
Republican Town Committee
Hand
Chester
Board of Selectmen
O.I. Gray
Neponset
Concorp
George A. King
George Heywood
John H. Moore
George E. Wolcott
Caleb H. Wheeler
D. G. Lang
J. A. Smith
B. W. Brown
George H. Wright
William H. Hunt
John C. Friend
Charles E. Brown
Samuel Hoar
Edward W. Emerson
William Wheeler
Hiram P. Worthley
John A. Crowe
Anna M.holland
Wareham
William H. Fearing
George F. Wing
E. F. Handy
B. F. Gibbs
W. L. Chipman
George W. Rowlock
James Hurley
E. A. Gammon
Edgar Robinson
N. W Everett
A Patchwork of Curious Tales From A Bygone Era
A miscellaneous clipping gathers diverse snippets from early 20th century life. Notes on singing critics, a bull tamer in Spain, a fortune-telling machine, and human blood mileage mix with remarks on the Eiffel Tower reopening, a Rembrandt attribution, and a Florida orange grove anecdote. It also includes a quip about a gas hazard on a farmer’s Indiana land, plus a theatrical exchange about strolling sticks and a magazine illustration complaint, ending with Dr Schliemann eyeing Troy excavations.
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Patti
Spain
Robert Elsmere
Marie Basiaki
Itseff
Springfield Republican
Paris
Benedicite
M. Soyer
Saco
Florida
Biddeford Journal
Lewiston Journal
Indiana
de Barnstorma
Point Herald
Frederic
N. Y
Courant
Dr. Schliemann
Berlin
Iintend
Corpfield
Troy
Best Methods of Taxation Lecture Advocates Reform
The Hon. David A. Wells closed his lecture series on The Principles of Taxation with a talk on Best Methods of Taxation. He urged reducing existing taxes to spur moral and material growth, opposing arbitrary methods and noting perjury in oath systems. He argued taxes should be within state lines, criticized multiple levies, and favored taxing buildings alongside land with limited friction, citing Montreal and possible extensions to corporate earnings and certain excises.
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David A. Wells
England
America
Henry George
Montreal
Sudden Death of Boston Lawyer J A Tower
Boston lawyer J A Tower, age about fifty seven, was found dead in his Tremont House room around noon. He was partially dressed, with newspapers spread on the bed, and his heart disease was the likely cause. he was brother in law to Judge Ely of the Municipal Court. His Tremont address and professional ties are noted.
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J. A. Tower
Tremont House
Tower
Ely
Tremont
Supervisors Re-Elected In Open School Board Vote
The Boston school committee rejected a plan for a secret session to discuss candidates for supervisors. Debate centered on openness versus private deliberations, with Emery and Swasey opposing and the motion defeated 11 to 9. Election results show Mason Peterson Metcalf Kneeland Conley Hopkins among elected supervisors, with Hopkins replaced by another candidate on one ticket. The Massachusetts Emergency and Hygiene Association urged keeping schoolyards open in summer.
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Emery
Gallagher
Mr. Emery
Mr. Swasey
Swasey
Whittemore
Board of Supervisors
Louisa P. Hopkins
Samuel W. Mason
Ellis Peterson
Robert C. Metcalf
John Kneeland
George H. Conley
Massachusetts Emergency and Hygiene Association
Francis Minot
Kemmler Sentenced to Electric Chair Again at Auburn
William Kemmler, convicted of murder, was brought from Auburn Prison to be resentenced under the court ruling that the electrical execution law is constitutional. Judge Childs set the sentence for death by electricity at Auburn within the week starting April 28, with the exact day and hour left to the warden.
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Burrato
N. Y
William Kemmler
Auburn Prison
Court of Appeals
Childs
Kemmler
Auburn
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