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Free Transfer Resolve Aldermen Call for Free Transfers
Resolution passed by the Board of Aldermen of Boston on March 16 1896 urges law officers to back free transfers on street railways and to issue reduced rate tickets for schoolchildren and working people during peak hours from six to eight in the morning and five to seven in the evening.
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Limit the Lease Amended for Boston Subway Five Year Cap
Aldermen and Common Council actions in March 1896 urge the Mayor to seek a General Court amendment to the 1894 transit commission act. The changes would cap subway leases at five years and require a six month notice to revoke any lease for violation of lease conditions.
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General Court
Boston Transit Commission
Transit Commission
Commission
Longtime Boston Union Chairman Leads Growth Era
William H. Baldwin has steered the Boston Young Men's Christian Union for 28 years. At the latest annual meeting reports show a record year with 53874 members, over $50,000 in receipts and disbursements, and expanded practical work including housing, entertainments, lectures, classes, and a library. The union stands as a strong civic influence and measure of Boston’s intelligent morality.
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William H. Baldwin
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
Baldwin
Boston
Free transfers urged by Boston mayor and aldermen
The Boston mayor seeks active support for a bill on free transfers for street railway riders. The Board of Aldermen ordered the law department to assist advocacy, highlighting broad public sentiment in favor and urging duty to the city’s half million residents.
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Boston
Board of Aldermen
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Aldermen
West End Company
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Narrow escape at Pleasant street crossing in Malden
At Pleasant street crossing in Malden an electric car from Boston faced a gate in the process of closing. Gate keeper Michael Garvin acted quickly to halt the inbound train and stop the car, avoiding injuries though passengers were frightened.
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Pleasant Street
Michael Garvin
No. 699
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Waitt
Brown
Ladses
Global Gold Boom Could End Silver Craze
The director of the mint notes a sharp rise in gold output this year with expectations of further gains. Mines reopen worldwide, new extractions emerge from old tailings, and Colorado resumes production. As gold rises, commodity prices may fall and the gold and silver values may align, potentially ending the silver craze in the silver belt.
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Mint
Colorado
California
Alaska
The Logical Candidate and the Question of Availability
The New York World asks if Cleveland is the Democratic logical rival to McKinley and if he is an available nominee. It notes Cleveland’s tariff reform stance and sound money position versus McKinley, then weighs anti third term sentiment and Cleveland’s two-term enmities, before posing whether Cleveland would accept another nomination and could be elected.
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New York World
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McKinley
Hanna
Post
Hawaiian royal pensions spark US political clash
The exiled Princess Kaiulani and a queen dowager receive pensions from Hawaii's Dole government, described as generous for a young republic. The piece contrasts this with Benjamin Harrison's prior treaty pledges to fund Hawaiian royals, and notes a Democratic victory ended those terms.
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Kaiuiani
Dole
Benjamin Harrison
United States
Harrison
Hawaii
Republcan Party
The Subway Leases and Boston Transit Debate
The Post argues the Meigs elevated railroad lease shows Boston will face no competing bidders for subway use. It notes new corporations seek control of rapid transit and contends a monopoly should not last fifty years, urging Mayor Quincy to seek a five year lease limit through legislative amendment.
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Wolcott
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Post
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Clayton
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Bean
Forsan Dacearb
Free Transfer Resolve Board of Aldermen Bos TES March 16 1804
A terse municipal record notes a resolution passed by the Board of Aldermen of Bos tes on March 16 1804. The document cites the council’s opinion on a transfer matter labeled free transfer and records the formal action taken by the city governing body.
Aldermen Pass Measure March 16 1896
The item was passed by Aldermen on March 16, 1896 with 73 yeas and 2 nays. It then moved to the Common Council where it passed on March 18, 1896 with 41 yeas and 18 nays.
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Common Council
Yeas
Advance Toward the Eternal Motto for Transient Worries
A brief aphorism urges moving toward the eternal to let transient concerns fade. The line emphasizes focus on enduring values over fleeting troubles. It reflects philosophical guidance common in reflective columns and literary notes of the era.
Easter Lilies and Boston Politics Float Hazy News
A Boston florist notes Easter lily demand, claiming about 25 000 potted lilies sold in Boston before Easter. The piece also tracks local politics from Donahue’s Chicago delegate race to Tom Noonan’s aging stance and district rivalries, plus social anecdotes from city life and a South End building sign that curbs loiterers.
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Boston
Democratic caucus votes Russell for President in Bradford
In Haverhill Massachusetts on April 8 a Bradford Democratic caucus adopted unanimously a resolution recommending former Governor William E Russell for the presidential nomination.
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Haverhill Mass
Bradford
William E. Russell
From Devil's Hole to Paradise Flat in a Gold Camp
A Wolf Creek mining camp tale shows how a gentle stranger faced taunts in a rough crowd. When Indians attacked, he led the riders to rescue the emigrants, saved a child, and died in the effort. Big Sam redeems the camp by renouncing brutality and renaming the place Paradise Flat.
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Wolf Creek
Big Sam Drake
Grass Valley
Land of Gold
Big Sam
Sissy
Devil's Hole
Paradise Flat
New England Conference Opens in Springfield
The centennial session of the Methodist Episcopal Church opened at Asbury Church in Springfield. Rev Dr Charles Parkhurst reported a prosperous year despite hard times for the religious press and presented a 1164 dollar check for conference use. He defended Zion's Herald and the Christian Advocate against critics, denouncing Rev George Lansing Taylor as poetry obsessed and accusing Lanahan of reviving a twenty five year old corps.
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Springfield
New England Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Asbury Church
Charles Parkhurst
Zion’s Herald
George Lansing Taylor
New Haven
Taylor
Parkhurst
Mr. Lanahan
Reed Boomers Form Thompson Reed Club in Biddeford
Leading Republicans in Biddeford Maine organized a Reed Club to boost Thomas B Reed as a presidential candidate. The meeting aimed to mobilize support and create a structured local organization for his bid.
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Biddeford
Thomas B. Reed
Reed
Fires Destroy Two Pikes Barns in Groveland
In Haverhill on Groveland Wood street a barn owned by W T Pike burned with fifteen tons of hay tools and machinery. Loss about 1000 with 4000 insurance. A second Pike barn on Smith road burned later with 300 loss no insurance. Both fires blamed on tramps and both structures burned to the ground.
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Haverhill
Groveland
Wood Street
W. T. Pike
Smith Road
Girdany Bornstein Wedding In Boston This Winter
Ida L Bornstein married Morris L J Girdany at her mother's home in Boston. Bride wore ivory satin with pearl trim and lilies of the valley bouquet. Bridesmaids Pauline and Augusta Bornstein. best man Lewis Thornorner. ushers Isaacs Hanan Sosnewski Isaacs Groll. Ceremony by Rabbi Lasker Cho loff. Guests from Boston Philadelphia New York. Couple to Newport after South and West trip.
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Ida L. Bornstein
Morris L. J. Girdany
Philadelphia
West
Springfield Street
Pauline
Augusta Bornstein
Lewis Thornorner
Dr. Isaacs
Lewis Hanan
New York
P. Sosnewski
A. Isaacs
E. W. Groll
Raphael Lasker
Cantor Choloff
Chabie Sholon Temple
Bergin Keefe Wedding in East Boston Assumption Church
Daniel J. Bergin and Mary E. Keefe wed at Assumption Church East Boston with Rev J J Garrity officiating. The ceremony featured bridesmaid Adie Keefe and best man Joseph Bergin, followed by a reception at 143 Webster Street. The couple plan to live on Washington Street and be at home May 1.
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Mgr
Daniel J. Bergin
Mary E. Keefe
Assumption Church
Boston
J. J. Garrity
Adie Keefe
Joseph Bergin
Lillian Crowley
Anna
Lucy Keefe
Webster Street
Washington Street
Monahan and Doherty Wed at St Marys Chapel
In St Marys Catholic Church Endicott Street a large crowd witnessed the 8 oclock mass marriage of George F Monahan and Mary F Doherty. Best man was David K Brophy and bridesmaid Anastasia McAvanna. The bride wore blue serge and the maid lavender silk. After breakfast the couple left on the noon train for a tour of the country.
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Endicott Street
Father Byrne
George F. Monahan
Mary F. Doherty
David K. Brophy
Anastasia McAvanna
Thorndike
Mrs. Monahan
Her Ten Commandments from a Wife to Husbands
A satirical list presents a wife’s commandments to husbands covering behavior at night, smoking, hosting, pleasing her mother, dress, wages, temperance, and child care. It mocks marital control with numbered rules and archaic phrasing, ending with a demand for implicit obedience.
Made for wives by married men. a humorous 19th century verse
A fragmentary verse list labeled NELUIB M'K humorously prescribes a wife’s duties and behavior. Lines urge staying at home cooking, avoiding laziness, valuing the wife’s mother, avoiding costly fashion, modest meals, and obedience. Includes lines about carving knife, servants, and baby’s cries.
Government ram Katahdin to run 36 mile speed test
NEW LONDON Conn April 8 The government ram Katahdin will have her Speed run tomorrow on the 36 mile course on Long Island Sound.
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New London
Conn
Long Island Sound
Basque Styles for Spring Gowns From Dames Fashion
Ripples round the waist define basque skirts with varied shapes from aggressive curves to flat sides. The guide notes how figure type dictates choices, recommending silk linings and optional velvet for stylish texture. It urges planning basques first, then building dresses around the latest trends.
Daily Menu Summary from Mystic Avenue Winchester
The extract lists breakfast items Oatmeal with Cream Fried Pork Chops Warmed Potatoes Doughnuts Tea and Coffee and dinner items Roast Lamb Cabbage Bread Pudding Tea Potatoes Turnips and Coffee It provides a recipe for Bread Pudding and a sauce with vanilla notes attributed to Miss M Geary of 20 Mystic Avenue Winchester.
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M. Geary
Mystic Avenue
Winchester
Dorchester Lady Publishes Supper Menu
The page itemizes a Dorchester recipe and menu including fried oysters in crumbs, rye muffins with butter, potato soup, roast lamb, vegetables, squash pie, tea and cocoa. It gives the fried oyster coating method and a rye muffin recipe with ingredients and baking details attributed to Mrs Lyons of Dorchester Avenue.
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Lyons
Dorchester Avenue
Dorchester
Dandelions Featured With Classic Dinner Offerings
A period menu lists Fruit Shredded Wheat Biscuit and Cream Poached Egg on Toast Warm Rolls Coffee Tomato Soup Roast Beef and Gravy Mashed Potatoes Baked Apple Dumplings with Sauce Tea or Coffee and Dandelions.
Post Letter Box praises Post clarity for readers
A reader thanks the Post for lucidly explaining the Cuban vote and the bill in plain terms. The writer argues many papers fail to educate the average citizen who relies on newspapers as mentors and urges clarity over copious jargon. Love.
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Washington
Petition on City Printing Superintendent Endorsement
C G Wilkins declares that the Typographical Union did not order or endorse any candidate for city superintendent of printing. He notes a circulating petition favors a union man but the union will stay neutral, trusting the mayor to choose a union man if suitable.
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No. 13
C. G. Wilkins
Passing Humour and Mixed Anecdotes from a 19th Century Page
A montage of quips and vignettes about fame on a Chicago girl, a New York hotel register prank, a barber’s preventive, school tooth extraction humor, and a Leicester headmaster’s obesity cure. The pieces showcase light, unrelated humor and sharp social observation from a bygone era.
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