Miscellaneous 19th Century Excerpts and Quotations
A garbled collection of dated quips and excerpts references John L Sullivan civil service exams attitudes toward immigration and politics. Notes include Longenecker confrontation in a Chicago courtroom a sealskin dispute a fire in New Orleans a heathen Chinese stereotype and a Massachusetts political clash with Claus Spreckels.
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John L. Sullivan
Longenecker
Chicago
Canada
United States
New Orleans
Washington Post
Massachusetts
Claus Spreckels
Philadelphia
Far West
Spreckels
City Auditor Reports Net Debt Decrease in 1891 92
Annual city and county audit shows a decline in net debt for the year ending January 31, 1892, the first drop since 1885. After prior surges in 1889 90, the MATTHEWS administration steadied finances. gross debt rose modestly while sinking funds climbed, yielding a net debt reduction of eighty eight thousand dollars.
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Matthews
LOP ER TURNS AGAINST SILVER PURCHASE BILL
The editorial comments on Massachusetts Republican stance by Mr. Loper shifting from pro silver to a suspension of the Treasury’s weekly 4.5 million ounce silver purchase. It lauds the move as nonpartisan concern for national welfare, critiques last year’s silver bill, and questions silver as currency given vast production, storage, and bulk.
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Lop
Massachusetts
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Mr. Loper
Mr. Ames
Tomorrow's Victory in Rhode Island Promises Democratic Triumph
In a staged preview of Rhode Island's election, supporters urge that tomorrow's vote will confirm Democratic control despite warns of aristocratic wealth. The piece frames Rhode Island as a pivotal, widely watched test for democracy with Massachusetts backing the drive and national attention on the outcome.
Dr Hale celebrated as a workman of the people
The community extends warm congratulations to Dr Edward Everett Hare on turning seventy. Praised for close ties to the people, his labor spans ministry, education, literature, philanthropy and science. He is hailed as a vigorous example of the New England worker and a man of the people.
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Epward Everett Hare
Dr. Hale
Hale
New England
Heads of Departments Move Through Aldermen Confirmations
Most mayoral appointees were confirmed by the Board of Aldermen after weeks of delay. Three nominations were rejected, including Miss Morse to the Board of Overseers of the Poor. The architect Mr Wheelwright likely will be kept on holdover, given his solid record and no clear reason for removal.
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Board of Aldermen
Miss Morse
Wheelwright
Aldermen Consent to Appointments Unless Dissent Publicly Alleged
The Aldermen are to consent to this and other appointments unless they can publicly allege a cause for dissent. The statement implies formal approval is expected, with open grounds for objection required to block consent.
Boston Aldermen Demand Safety Measures for Electric Cars
Alderman Lewis warns that continued deaths from surface electric cars could force drastic actions, urging West End company to install fenders, platform gates, and other safety devices. He argues pedestrians cannot be safe while the system operates and calls for immediate, practical remedies to protect the public.
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Lewis
Boston
West End
Board of Aldermen
Barrel versus manhood in Rhode Island ballot clash
A sharp charge in Rhode Island portrays the contest as a fight between Republican money and Democratic reform. Despatches describe corruption funds and the blocks of five system, with brayton and dudley cited as figures in the alleged schemes ahead of the vote that could echo from coast to coast.
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Rhode Island
Post
Brayton
Dubdley
Atlantic
Pacific
Narragansett Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Notable fair political journalism praised in Transcript
The Boston Transcript is commended for honest and straightforward reporting on ex President Cleveland. The piece contrasts Transcript coverage with the Boston Journal, praising transparency and moral clarity in its treatment of Cleveland's views and statements.
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Boston Transcript
Cleveland
Transcript
Boston Journal
Cleveland Reputed as Best Known Presidential Timber
The Boston Post notes the Republican view and calls Cleveland a wooden man yet the best known presidential timber, reflecting the era's political framing and press contrasts.
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Newburyport Herald
Boston Post
Ano
Cleveland
Roxbury Presbyterian Church Dedication Services Tomorrow
The Roxbury Presbyterian Church dedication will be held tomorrow evening with impressive services. Admission is not by ticket. half the church is reserved for the general public. Two weeks of special services follow the dedication.
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Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Edwin A. Curtis Spotlighted as a Rising Republican
The Boston politician Edwin A. Curtis is presented as an ambitious figure in the Commonwealth. The piece notes his reputation for saying little while hinting at his intriguing cogitations and growing influence within the Republican ranks.
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Commonwealth
Edwin A. Curtis
Boston
Mr. Curtis
Post
Civic man hints at pulls over petitions in local politics
A former city clerk and seasoned political operator reflects on his career. He cites Democratic backing, mayoral contests, and pull as decisive factors. He hints at anticipated trouble in party ranks, recalls Moody Merrill, Tom Hart, and Governor prospects, and asserts a plan to curb millionaire influence.
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Amix
Curtis
Municipal Club
Edwin
Matthews
Mitch Galvin
Harrison
Hart
Moody Merrill
Moody
Tom Hart
General Draper
Allen
A Silver Bill Hero Michael D Harter of Ohio
Michael D. Harter of Mansfield Ohio a new member of Congress from the fifteenth district stands as a silver bill advocate and tariff reformer. A business man manufacturer and banker he is noted for straightforward talk in the House and holds memberships in Cobden Club Reform Club Democratic Club and Young Men's Democratic Club of Cincinnati.
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George Fred Williams
Michael D. Harter
Congress
Fifteenth
Ohio
Mansfield
Canton
Buckeye Commonwealth
Harter
Cobden Club
London
Eng
America
Reform Club
New York
Democratic Club
Young Men's Democratic Club
Cincinnati
House
Books on spring openings from major publishers
The March announcements reveal Macmillan plans for F Marion Crawford The Three Fates a New York life novel to be released in April Scribners showcases Across the Plains and Other Memories by Robert Louis Stevenson and a poetry collection by Sir Edwin Arnold Meanwhile Cassell publishes Lumen a star world tale by Camille Flammarion and Grimshaws Record of Scientific Progress for 1891 Also Putnams issue Tales of King Arthur and His Knights in raised type for the blind Worthington Co adds a translation of Conscience by Hector Malot
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F. Marion Crawford
New York
Macmillans
Robert Louis Stevenson
Worthington & Co
Hector Malot
Through the Trestle Tragedy Near Sabula Mo
An Iron Mountain northbound stock train plummeted through a trestle at Sabula Mo between Hogan and Annapolis. Six cars and an engine plunged at about 3 am. Brakeman Rogers was killed instantly.
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St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Sabula
Hogan
Annapolis
Rogers
Memorial Day Orator Named for Tilton N H Event
The Hon Charles C Noyes will be the Memorial Day orator at Tilton New Hampshire Judge R R Bishop and the Hon John W Candler are at the Windsor Hotel New York Governor Roswell P Flower of New York has a double in Boston He is Sidney Cushing of Cushing Olmsted Snow Mrs Margaret Deland is a Boston woman and author of John Ward Preacher She is accompanied by a large mastiff named Bayard She is now at Herden on a new work description Wanters portrait of Mrs Deacon for the Paris Salon details of the portrait and its striking likeness are noted.
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Charles C. Noyes
Tilton
N. H
R. R. Bishop
John W. Candler
Windsor Hotel
New York
Roswell P. Flower
Boston
Sidney Cushing
Cushing, Olmsted & Snow
Margaret Deland
John Ward
Bayard
Herden
John Lee
Board of Aldermen
George H
McGill University
Montreal
Board of Examiners
Lee
Harvard University
Wanters
New England Faces Visitors and Local Tales
In Williamstown guests include Judge and Mrs C C Nott and G A Williams of Vermont Academy Saxton's River. Eben Blaze, once Porter postmaster, now 90 plus, recalls Amos sorting mail. A Boston woman at Portland Union Station mixed up a destination calling it cat’s whiskers and bought a ticket to Wiscasset.
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Williamstown
C. C. Nott
Washington
G. A. Williams
Vermont Academy
Saxton’s River
Eben Blaze
Porter
Jackson
Cleveland
Amos
Boston
Union Station
Portland
Wiscasset
Notable Figures in Religion and Letters A Century Ago
Miss Amelia Edwards weakens in health. Mrs. Perugini, Dickens's second daughter, sketches for an English magazine. Dr. Herbert Vaubhan, new Archbishop of Westminster, comes from a seven-brother Catholic family and once served with the Life Guards. Elizabeth Oakes Smith, 84, the oldest living authoress, still writes for a literary weekly from Hollywood North Carolina. Elijah Davidson, Oregon pioneer of 1850, fathered twelve children with alternating hair colors in birth order.
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Amelia Edwards
Dickens
Perugini
Herbert Vaubhan
Cardinal Manning
Westminster
Dr. Vaushan
British Life Guards
Elizabeth Oakes Smith
Hollywood
N. C
Elijah Davidson
Oregon
Red Star Line Expands Antwerp Service This Year
Owing to rising travel demand to Antwerp, the Red Star Line doubles sailings with added Saturday departures alongside regular Wednesday trips. New England agency at 115 State Street Boston is run by E A Adams & Co. Moderate rates and excellent service attract more New England travelers. Antwerp offers quick access to Paris and the Continent.
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Antwerp
New England
State Street
Boston
Messrs. E. A. Adams & Co
Continent
Paris
Ominous Letters Call For End To West End Slaughters
Dorchester readers demand action over deadly street violence in Boston's West End. The Observer urges immediate safeguards, criticizing negligence and proposing iron curtains or fenders on streetcars to prevent more tragic losses of life while noting public anger rising.
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West End
Boston
Citizens warn of streetcar danger in Boston
A correspondent denounces electric streetcars as life crushers in Boston. He claims children and workers risk death crossing streets and calls for action, alleging two murders in nine days. He urges publication and notes tax pains amid the alleged danger from the West End company.
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Post
Boston
West End Company
West End Campany
Put Them Out of Misery How The West End Cars Endanger Pedestrians
A critical letter dated April 3 targets the West End Street Railway Company for not installing fenders or car jacks to aid victims struck by electric cars. The writer argues for immediate devices to quickly dispatch or rescue those under a modern juggernaut, condemning delays that worsen injuries.
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Sir
West End Street Railway
Treeperick Lewis
Make the Brakes Simpler
To the Editor of the Post Sir what is the reason why so many deaths have occurred by the electric cars The writer suggests the braking and motor cranks require simultaneous mental tasks and proposes a test to change the crank directions If both cranks turn right in peril the car would stop sooner or later the author argues for a redesign to reduce fatalities.
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Solrac
Put On Those Fenders The Boston Post On Streetcar Dangers
A Boston Post editorial urges accountability for street railway safety amid repeated electrics related hazards. It questions who is legally responsible for protective measures, cites rail magnates’ duties, and calls for immediate adoption of guards and safer car controls to prevent mutilation or death.
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Post
Boston Post
West End
Vanderbilt
Chauncey Depew
Social Awakening in London in April Scribner’s
A summary of April Scribner's magazine content led by Robert A. Wood's piece on The Social Awakening in London noting its broad social movements, labor efforts, religious and university influences, and sketches of London life including the Salvation Army. It highlights Keene, Higginson, and Hollander pieces along with related features in New England Magazine and other periodicals.
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Scribner’s
Robert A. Wood
London
Mr. Wood
Weeds
Salvation Army
General Booth
City of
New York
Charles Keene
Punch
George Somes Layard
Keene
South Africa
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Stevenson
William JF. Apthorp
Paris
S. B. Whitney
Church of the Advent
Boston
New England
Choirs of America
Misa Helen Leah Reed
Harvard
Allan Eastman Cross
Cardinal Manning
Walter K
Burn Harte
James Whitcomb Riley
Burns
Donahoe
Fransis E. Regalene
Horse World of London
W. J. Gordon
Rev James Stoddard Named Principal At Episcopal Academy
It is Stoddard New Haven April 4 Rev James Stoddard rector of Le Mark s Church New Britain Conn chosen principal of the Episcopal Academy of Connecticut Cheshire by unanimous vow of the trustees.
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New Haven
James Stoddard
le Mark’s Church
New Britain
Conn
Episcopal Academy of Connecticut
Cheshire
Fire at Palmer destroys barn at school
A large barn at the State Primary School in Palmer burned this afternoon, causing an estimated loss of about 9000 dollars. Firefighters battled the blaze but could not save the building, with damage described as extensive.
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Palmer
Princess cut sea green bengaline dress description
A dress features a princess cut skirt in sea green bengaline loose at the waist, with gold embroidery brocade. The bodice is covered by black tulle and includes braces embroidered with gold work.
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Washington Street
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Tasumeron Orrrem
Corcoran
Fifteenth Street
Cvvics
Mazsan Street
Ofton
the Times
Globe
Mass
Boston Herald
C. E. OsGoop & Co
Hill
North Dakota
Minnesota
Lodge
Edwin U. Curtis
Literary News
Hubites
RED Star Line
Tremont
Dorchester
April Magazines
Stoddard
PaoLocoh
Dennan & Small
Boylston Street
Clark” Hotel
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