City Debate Over Job Ads and Union Preference
A Boston council discussion questions city practice of hiring or publishing ads only through a single workers’ union. The speaker argues against forcing papers and city departments to employ or advertise exclusively via one association, urging fair standards and mayoral discretion, and noting potential legal and practical issues. A motion failed 31 to 31. the issue was tabled to seek corporate counsel opinion.
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Lynn
Boston
City of
South Boston
Dorchester
Charlestown
Law Department
Yeas
Arthur
Brogan
Browne
Wiliam R
Caroian
Clark
Daunt
Doherty
Neil F
Wiliam J
Donovan
Gaskins
Gilbride
Gilligan
Griffin
Briggins
Hurley
Aenee
Aerys Lynch
Lyons
Mahoney
McLaughlin
Alhall
Urphy
Norris
O’brien
Proctor
Stalker
Toland
Toomey
Wood
Allen
Barry
Watering and Assessors Debate at Common Council
The Common Council discussed street watering costs with West End gravel removal charges totaling 983.60 for 1890 and 670 paid, 313 due, plus 6000 cubic yards watered by the West End line at a city cost of 5670. An order sought Franklin Park meetings, and a plan to spend 100000 on watering. An opposition urged 159600. the nine-assessor increase was debated with Mayor Matthews backing it. The vote passed 41 to 21. reconsideration denied. An inquiry was ordered into Ticknor School House condition.
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Common Council
H. H. Carter
West End Company
Sanitary Police Department
West End Street Railway Company
Dolan
Ward 20
Park Commissioners
Franklin Park
Allen
Ward 21
Lowell
Board of Assessors
Hills
Ratshesky
Ward 18
Lis
Treasury
Bates
Gilbride
Mr. Bates
Committee On
Ticknor
Ard
Republicans debate governor nominee in Massachusetts
The article outlines internal Republican struggles over a gubernatorial candidate in Massachusetts. It contrasts Lieutenant Governor Haile with possible nominees General Cogswell, ex Congressmen Allen and Walker, and W. W. Crapo, noting the party’s old guard versus the younger wing led by Lodge. The Republican Club pushes for a strong stump candidate to influence the national convention toward Blaine or Harrison.
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Republican Party
Haile
Russell
Roger Wolcott
New Bedford
Joseph H. Walker
Worcester
Commonwealth
Eack
United States Senate
Walker
Senate
Senator Hoar
Hoar
Edmunds
Vermont
Massachusetts
Old Guard
Congressman Lodge
United States
Nahant
James G. Blaine
Beard
Harrison
Blaine
Crapo
Allen
Cogswell
Republican Club
Lodge
Harrington Hearing Ends In Open Session
Dr Charles Harrington inspector of milk and vinegar faced questions for over two hours before the Special Investigating Committee with Alder man Regan presiding President Carruth praised Harringtons administration and pledged support If renominated The hearing revealed a clairvoyant anecdote about a Whipple seeking Sullivan’s dismissal Colonel Wheelwright asked for a closed hearing but none was held Moran promised further argument next session as the hearing adjourned subject to the chair's call
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Harrington
Alderman Regan
John Moran
Charles Harrington
James F. Keenan
Carruth
Board of Aldermen
Dr. Harrington
Whipple
Patrick T. Sullivan
Sullivan
Wheelwright
Moran
Italian Style Shave Ends In Confusion At 5 Cent Fare
A man used to paying 15 to 25 cents for a shave visits an Italian barber on Third Avenue near Seventh Street. After a full service he pays with a $5 bill and receives 490 in change. The barber, in a warehouse shop gesture, states five cent shave only. The customer, incredulous, exits without a tip.
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Third Avenue
Seventh Street
Gloucester Vessels In Hard Luck
Glouester schooner Ellie F. Long of Provincetown bound for Gloucester from Newfoundland with 1100 barrels frozen sank in five minutes after striking Friar Island in Halifax county during heavy weather. Crew escaped in boats with no cargo saved and were landed by a passing schooner. They will be sent home by rail. A second Gloucester vessel, Blanche from Quero Banks, went ashore at Livingstone's Shoals in fog while entering North Sydney harbor and was towed off with some damage.
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Gloucester
Hallifax
Ellie F. Long
Provincetown
Newfoundland
Friar Island
Ship Harbor
Halifax County
United States
Blanche
Brow
Quero Banks
Sydney Harbor
Livingstone’s Shoals
Labor and Capital Knights Consider Strike Action
Knights of Labor Local Assembly 4495, composed of painters and decorators, held a long meeting to discuss joining the strike started last Sunday. The group referred the issue to the State Executive Board to decide the proper way to declare a strike.
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Knights of Labor
Connelly
Fatt River
Progressive Weavers’ Association
James Whitehead
Whitehead
James Althern
Bourne Mills
Woonsocket
R.L
Percy A. Legge
Bradford
England
Nicholas Leclercq
Liege
Belgium
Uniontown
McCormick
Trotter Works
Connellsville
Fred Strousack
Strousack
Reichstag
Berlin
Scottdale
Penn
Summit
Frick & Co
Tyrone
Frick
Weather Forecast and Synopsis Across New England and Nation
Wasu Hinaton reports fair weather with westerly winds and rising temperatures for New England areas including Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts while Eastern New York sees easterly winds and warmer conditions. The national synopsis notes a storm in South Dakota with heavy rains in the Dakotas and Minnesota and general warmth east of the Mississippi with no rainfall in lake regions and New England.
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Wasu Hinaton
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
POST
New England
Mississippi River
South Dakota
Dakotas
Minnesota
Huron
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Washington
New Mexico
Lower Lakes
Middle Atlantic
Arkansas
North Dakota
Fort Buford
N.D
St. Louis
Kansas City
Middle States
Knoxville
Montgomery
Eastport
Boston
Promoted Out of Turn Shocks Civil Service in Police
Two patrolmen James H. Johnson and William H. Rideout were promoted to sergeants, bypassing top civil service names Sweeney and Hanley. The shift, tied to Division 1 North End, sparks talk of “pull” and favoritism, though promoted officers are praised for merit. Sgt Hideout from Charlestown and Sgt Johnson with long service and notable arrests are highlighted as capable.
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Police Department
Civil Service
Division 1
North End
James H. Johnson
William H. Rideout
Sweeney
Hanley
Herman B. Boden Schatz
Harry Dawson
Police Commission
Pull
Seargent
Charlestown
Johnson
Roxbury
South Boston
Presidential Party Delights Alabama Stop Tour
The Presidential party traveled by Georgia Pacific from Atlanta to Birmingham on April 16 with a large crowd, salutes, and cheers. Mayor Lane and Governor Jones welcomed them at Birmingham, flowers and badges were given, and a reception at Caldwell House preceded the return toward Memphis.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Georgia Pacific Railroad
Wanamaker
Georgia Pacific
Lithia Springs
Waco
Tallapoosa
Head
Georgia Line
Alabama
William Stevens
Pell City
Harrison
Jones
Henry Ellen
Lane
Caldwell House
Memphis
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Boston to New York Mail Trains Urged to Cut Time
Businessmen in Boston press for faster mail service to New York with goals of six hours or less, seeking more express trains and shorter total transit times. A list of current trains shows several routes and schedules, including a 6 am departure reaching New York by 1:55 pm and a 12:01 midnight express arriving at 7:00 am. Officials note time costs for loading, transfer, and carrier deliveries, but offer limited improvement beyond timetable optimizations.
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Boston
New York
Railway Mail Service
Boston & Albany
Providence
Old Colony
Boston & Albany Road
New England
Tne
Unusual Mortality in Large Cities
Curcaaco April 16 reported an average of 175 deaths per day this week. New York April 16 records the highest 24 hour mortality this year at 227 with 22 due to grip. Sick policemen list declines to 190 today.
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Curcaaco
New York
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Carlsbad Sprudel Salt Brings Spa Benefit Home
The Spa in a bottle from Carlsbad Sprudel Salt evaporated from the Sprudel Spring at Carlsbad is exported to the United States. It offers a mineral health aid for households, letting people enjoy spa benefits without visiting Europe.
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Europe
Carlsbad
United States
Immigrants Landing at Halifax Studied by Treasury
The Treasury Department seeks information on reports that many U S immigrants first arrive at Halifax Nova Scotia then travel by rail to dodge new immigration laws. Portland Missouri Collector Dow reports three English steamers carried 43 30 and 74 recent arrivals after Halifax totals in each case, noting wealthier individuals with luggage and guessing poorer migrants land at Halifax. He predicts many will reach the United States and advises close supervision of trains from Canada and tracking arrivals aboard the Polynesian expected about the 20th.
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Washington
Treasury Department
United States
Halifax
Dow
Portland
Sarnia
Canada
Natural Carlsbad Sprudel Salt Promoted As Remedy
An 19th century advertisement touts Natural Carlsbad Sprudel Salt powder as an excellent laxative diuretic and spring medicine. It claims to purify the blood improve complexion and aid constipation liver and kidney issues rheumatism and gout. Genuine imported product bears Eisner Mendelson Co. New York signature and agency seal. sold by leading druggists with warning against unscrupulous dealers.
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Seuss
Eisner & Mendelson Co
New York
Power of the Press Old Bridge on the Hudson River Railroad
A decayed culvert and six cribbed abutments mark where a bridge once crossed the Hudson near Scarboro and Tarrytown. In its infancy the Hudson River railroad used the span to reach General James Watson Webb’s home, enabling him to flag trains for daily town travel.
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New York Times
Scarboro
Tarrytown
Hudson River
James Watson Webb
Courier and Enquirer
Ingalls Turns Farmer Tending Potatoes Not Politics
Former official Mr Ingalls, now a farmer, manages a thirty acre truck patch south of his home. He supervises two colored workers as he plants potatoes and talks little of politics, declaring potatoes the burning question of the day. He wears a gray overcoat and red necktie while strolling the farm.
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Kansas City Times
Mr. Ingalls
Ingalls
Ingalla
Legislature Pay Raise Backed By Both Houses
A petition seeks raising legislative salaries to 1000 for the session. Backers claim about 100 House votes and a Senate majority. The Finance Committee leans in favor but will likely seek discharge to the Committee of the Whole to avoid a sole report on a salary grab.
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House
Senate
Committee On Finance
A Good Story About Mr Edmunds
A Chicago Herald report recounts how Senator Edmunds, in a winter meeting, served whiskey to a Western correspondent and deftly turned a critical piece into friendly banter. The stark lesson: mockery fades when faced with a gracious, witty response and hospitality.
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MR. Edmunds
The
Chicago Herald
Edmunds
Statesman
Vermont
Washington Attorney General Miller Struggles With Illness
Washington April 16 Attorney General Miller is confined to bed by illness. He had a grip problem under the arm but that symptom has disappeared.
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Washington
Miller
Conductor Thomas Fowler Credits Celery Compound For Recovery
Escanaba, Mich. conductor Thomas Fowler, long known to Northwestern line travelers, explains a heart pain episode followed by self treatment with Paine's Celery Compound. He reports relief after one dose and praises the remedy as a pure vegetable extract doctors should endorse.
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Escanana
Mich
Ephor
Paine
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