Dakota Statehood Row Sets Up Split Over South Dakota
Washington April 19 The Republican Senators passed a bill admitting South Dakota to the Union under the provisional government already formed by a portion of the people. The party faces a clash over seating two provisional senators while Democrats seek a full statehood path. Debates involved Chace West Aldrich and Rhode Island politics.
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Washngton
Dakota
South Dakota
Executive Department
Congress
Butler
South Carolina
Texas
Platt
Hoar
Rhode Island
West
Missouri
Chace
Mugwump Free Trade Organization
Massachusetts
Democratic Party
Providence Journal
Aldrich
South Dakota Statehood Passes Senate After Heated Debate
The Senate approved a bill admitting Dakota as a state, ending a fierce dispute over its boundaries and enabling a constitutional convention. The vote was party lines, with 26 yeas and 23 nays. The act grants two House seats until the next census, reserves land for schools and an agricultural college, and sets sales terms for mineral lands.
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Washmeron
Hoar
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
South Dakota
Plumb
West
Kansas
California
Congress
Dakota
Allison
Butter
Texas
Butler
Pilumb
Spooner
Lincoln
Republican Party
Chace
Rhode Island
Democratic Fund
Mugwump Free Trade Organization
Massachusetts
Providence Journal
Anthony
Iself
Mugwump
Messrs
Call
Berry
Sherman
Edmunds
Pascoe
Chandler
Platt
Yeas
United States of America
Territory Split Shapes Dakota State and North Dakota Boundaries
The text outlines land allotment rules for a one quarter section to a person within Dakota. It establishes U S court jurisdiction and a public debt division for the former Dakota Territory. Unassigned areas form North Dakota as a separate Territory with Bismarck named capital.
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United States
Dakota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Bismarck
Indian appropriation bill advances with school funding adds reforms
In Washington on April 19 the Ways and Means panel yielded the floor to the appropriation bills and resumed debate on the tariff bill next Tuesday. The Indian appropriation bill passed several amendments funding Cherokee and Alaska Indian education, replacing an inspector with a superintendent, and authorizing Bible teaching in native languages in church-supported schools. A seeming Choctaw judgment provision faced dispute, ultimately sent back to committee for consideration. the House adjourned at six.
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Washmoton
Mills
Texas
Committee On Ways and Means
House
Springer
Illinois
Cherokee
N. C
Alaska
Secretary of the Interior
Blount
Georgia
Committee On
Bayne
Pennsylvania
Randall
Platform Builders Lead State GOP Delegation Picks
The Republican State Committee completed provisional appointments for the resolutions committee and named at large and district delegates, with Bates defeating Crandall for the third Suffolk senatorial district slot. The body adjourned to Tremont House as conventions loom in Boston.
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Suffolk
George H. W. Bates
H. Burr Crandall
Harrison H. Atwood
Fairbairn
Bates
Crandall
Tremont House
Southworth
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Chicago
Boston
Leland House
Westboro
A. J. Turner
J. A. Fayerweather
D. P. Cilley
E. B. Harvey
George J. Fayerweather
B. C. Hathaway
Lynn
Maurice A. Stevens
John E. Longworthy
A. L. Winship
Frank D. Alien
Rufus Kimball
Arthur B. Breed
Charles QO. Breed
Charles H. Hopkins
David Walker
William L. Baird
S. Henry Kent
N. F. Tucker
Wallace Bates
Philip
Newhall
Robert E. Redmond
Walter B. Allen
Copper Production and Consumption in 1887 U.S. estimate
The U.S. Geological Survey reports 1887 copper output at 181,170,524 pounds across regions including Montana and Lake Superior. Consumption rose 14 percent from 1886, casting copper use as possibly under 100,000,000 pounds in 1887, with Montana surpassing Lake Superior by over 3,000,000 pounds.
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Washington
Division of Mining Statistics
United States Geological Survey
United States
C. Kirchoff, Jr
Lake Superior
Arizona
Montana
New Mexico
California
Colorado
Utah
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Republicans name delegates to Chicago convention in Indiana
Indianapolis April 19 Republicans from thirteen Indiana congressional districts chose delegates to the Chicago convention all pledged to Harrison. In the sixth district General Tom Brown was renominated for Congress by acclamation for the seventh time. In the fifth district the Democrats nominated George W. Cooper for Congress replacing Colonel C C Matson who seeks the gubernatorial nomination.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago
Harrison
Tom Brown
Congress
George W. Cooper
C. C. Matson
Matson
Funeral of B F Allen in Somerville
Funeral services for Mgr. B F Allen of Somerville were held at his Washington Street residence after he was accidentally killed last Monday while trying to board a horse car. Rev J S Thomson of the Highland Avenue Unitarian Church officiated with pallbearers Captain Thomas Cunningham Quincy A Vinal A A Burrage and H A Vinal. Burial followed at Mt Auburn.
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Mgr. B. F. Allen
Somerville
Washington Street
J. 5. Thomson
Highland Avenue Unitarian Church
Thomas Cunningham
Quincy A. Vinal
A. A. Burrage
H. A. Vinal
Mt. Auburn
Senate Votes Shift on Liquor Fees and Street Railway Hours
The Legislature recorded key votes yesterday as the Senate rejected a bill to turn liquor license fees over to the state treasury by 16 to 18. The House refused a substitute to exempt laborers from the civil service act by 41 to 109, and narrowly approved a ten hour twelve minute workday substitute by 104 to 89. Bills favoring water gas manufacture in three towns and annexing part of Teawkesbury to Lowell advanced, while a liquor license fee bill was tabled pending a point of order.
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Senate
House
Tewksbury
Lowell
Frost
Boston
Russell
Somerville
Wilkinson
Cambridge
West End
Sanger
McEttrick
Leary
Blume
Yias
Allen
Woburn
Atherton
Atwood
Barrett
Bennett
Boardman
Brady
Perkins
Poore
Provin
Qua
Quincy
Quinn
Fall River
D. J. Quinn
P. H. Quinn
Raymond
Hinsdale
Riddell
Robinson
Springfield
Southboro
Rogers
Orleans
Maynard
Slocum
Dartmouth
Sohier
Stowe
Sullivan
Lawrence
Thompson
Towne
Turner
Vanderhoop
Ware
Whitcher
Winchester
Witt
Woodward
Wyman
Nays
Alien
Auburn
Armstrong
Babbitt
Berry
Blake
Brown
Call
Carpenter
Cheney
Clark
Wilbraham
Huntington
Close
Colby
Conwell
Coolidge
Crowell
Cutler
Davis
Dewey
Dexter
Sidridge
Fisher
Fisk
Floyd
Fottler
Friend
Gile
Gleason
Holbrook
Gordon
Goss
Gracey
Greenwood
Grosvenor
Hall
Hartwell
Hatch
Hatheway
Hayes
Lynn
Haynes
Henry
Hitchcock
Holman
Hooper
Hunt
Jaques
Kimball
Fitchburg
Lothrop
Manning
Andover
Martin
Miller
Needham
Chelsea
Milliken
Morey
Nelson
Park
Horace Mann
Stoughton
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Athol, Spencer
Amesbury
Health Department
Beverly
Newton
Backup
O’brien
Donovan
Melrose
Labor Committee
Herbert N. Gammons
Mellen
Worcester
Bills Reported and actions on local and state measures
Reports approve authorizing the Newburyport Society for Aged Females to hold up to 100000 in real estate and other measures including tax discount provisions for Marblehead, Worcester school improvements, and governance for Boston Presbytery properties. Debates cover clerical assistance in probate, access to assessors lists, and adverse reports on statutes, plus boundary changes affecting New Bedford and Dartmouth. The Senate rejected a labor hours bill and liquor license fee proposals, with amendments altering timing and distribution of revenues.
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Newburyport Society For the Relief
Marblehead
Presbytery of
Boston
State Normal School
Worcester
Suffolk County
New Bedford
Dartmouth
Hathorne
House
Howard
Committee On Labor
Stevens
Senate
Yeass
Collins
Cook
Labor and municipal reform moves in the legislature
The legislature debated exempting city laborers from the civil service act amid graft concerns and political influence claims. Bills to limit street railway workers to ten hours in twelve were discussed, with opposition and support split among Boston and other city figures as representatives argued over enforcement and fairness.
Conduits for Underground Wires Hearings Continue
Boston hearings on conduits for electrical wires hear testimony from Professor Cross of the Institute of Technology and others. Costs and safety of burying both telegraph and telephone wires together are debated, with advocates for separate conduits and a Citizens' Association proposing alternative funding. The committee reviews franchise history and city practice as the hearing resumes at 9:30 a.m.
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Cross
The
Institute of Technology
Samuel L. Powers
Harvey N. Shepard
New England Bell Telephone Company
Boston
American Conduit and Construction Company
Michael Meehan
James J. Colman
Frank E. Maguliion
Telephone Company
Board of Aldermen
Powers
Brooklyn Electric Subway Commission
Thomas D. Lockwood
Professor Cross
Vew
H. L. Harding
Citizens’ Association
Mass. Reform School Report Highlights Progress amid Overcrowding
The Massachusetts reformatory commissioners submitted the third annual report to the Legislature. It details overcrowding and old offenders as major challenges, yet praises the institution’s work under Colonel Gardiner Tufts. In the year there were 658 commitments, 1036 total since opening in 1884, with two deaths and an average population around 726. Ninety five percent of parolees left intending to do right, and many former inmates live upright, prosperous lives.
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Massachusetts Reformatory
Commissioners of Prisons
Gardiner Tufts
Reformatory
Workingmen's Loan Association forms with charter capital
Yesterday the Workingmen's Loan Association held its first meeting at Robert Treat Paine's home. It adopted bylaws and elected officers including President Robert Treat Paine and Vice President J Arthur Beebe. The group plans charters, loans on chattel mortgages, and a 6 percent stock dividend, aiming to aid workers burdened by high interest debt.
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Workingmen’s Loan Association
Robert Treat Paine
Vay Street
J. Arthur Beebe
Franklin Bb. Sears
Arthur Lyman
Charles W. Dexter
John 8. Blatchford
Francis C. Foster
John D. W. French
I. Wells Clarke
George W. Pope
Charles H. Washburn
Thomas T. Stokes
Henry R. Gardner
Obituary: Arunah Abell Founder of Baltimore Sun Dies
Arunah B Abell founder of the Baltimore Sun died yesterday morning in Baltimore at age 81. native of Providence R I he began in printing in Boston and started the Public Ledger in Philadelphia later sold to George W Childs. He moved to Baltimore in 1837 and built Bea! Abell left about 15000 in fortune. Also noted Merrick Wentworth 89 died of pneumonia in Chester Vermont. Colonel John S Kimball Boston buyer of general goods died aged 76 leaving widow and five children.
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Abell
Baltimore Sun
Baltimore
Mr. Abell
Providence
R. I
Boston
The
Public Ledger
Philadelphia
George W. Childs
Bea
Merrick Wentworth
Chester
John $. Kimball
Funeral of a Clergyman Morris D D
The funeral of the Rev Charles D Morris D D late pastor of the First Baptist Church was held in Guorncrestter April 19 with a private service at his home followed by public rites at the church The Rev Dr Marshall of Worcester led the service and memorial addresses were given by several ministers The pallbearers were four young deacons David L Robinson Daniel Allen Jr A E Price and W T Bishop Interment was at Oak Grove cemetery
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Guorncrestter
Charles D. Morris
First Baptist Church
Marshall
Worcester
Lamson
Manchester
Morgan
Beverly
Saunders
East Gloucester
Chandier
Cambridge
David L. Robinson
Daniel Allen, Jr
A. E. Price
W. T. Bishop
Oak Grove Cemetery
Annie Oakley Performs at Boston Gun Club Exhibition
Miss Annie Oakley appeared at Wellington grounds by invitation of the Boston Gun Club. A large crowd watched her display with a rifle and shotgun, including breaking glass balls midair and a trick turning, retrieving the gun to break two balls in seconds. She used two 20 gauge Lancaster guns with Shultze powder and a 52 caliber Stevens rifle. Secretary D. Kirkwood presented bracelets to honor her nickname Little Sure Shot.
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Boston
Miss Oakley
D. Kirkwood
Amusements for the Poor in Boston Society Seeks Support
The People's Entertainment Society of Boston reports efforts to offer affordable wholesome amusements for the poor without religious or political content. Last season featured 5 cent weekly events with coffee or milk, plus 10 cent concerts with notable artists. This season includes 5 cent Thursday programs at Cockerel Hall and 10 cent monthly events, with trials in the South End and Foresters Hall in South Boston.
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People’s Entertainment Society of
Boston
North Margin Street
North Bennet Street
Cockerel Hall
Hanover Street
South End
Foresters’ Hall
Broadway
George R. Minot
Kingston Street
Charles F. Shimmin
Winthrop Sarvent
Francis Damaresq
Winthrop Sargent
Roger Wolcott
Henry Whitman
James Lodge
Blanche Shimmin
H. A. Lamb
Charlies W. Birtwell
Vincent Y. Bowditch
Cost of living in England compared with Boston rents
A reader letter challenges an editorial on English housing costs and taxes. The writer notes England imposes rates and taxes on tenants, while America shifts some costs to owners, and argues many sums differ only by collection practices. The letter cites Dickens and urges readers to seek fuller context before accepting the editor’s view.
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Post
England
London
Boston
America
Board of Works
Ickens
Dictionary of
Epmundd A. Whitman
Baseball Yesterday Scores Across Cities and Teams
Newark 5 Boston 2. Lowell 11 Troys 4. Portland 33 Colbys 5. Athletics 9 Baltimores 3. Salem 20 Boston Blues 3. Kansas Citys 10 Cincinnatis. St Louis 13 Louisvilles 7. Brooklyn 114 Clevelands 3. Worcester 12 Hamiltons 6.
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Newark
Bostons
Newarks
Lowell
Troys
Lowells
Portland
Portlands
Colbys
Philadelphia—Athletics
Baltimores
Salem
Salems
Boston Blues
Kansas City
Kansas Citys
Cincinnatis
St. Louis
Louisvilles
Brooklyn
Brooklyns
Clevelands
Worcester
Worcesters
Hamiltons
Atlantic Prose Essays Highlight Historic Philadelphia Figures
The Atlantic May issue surveys old Philadelphia notables at society dinners and gatherings, with Franklin a central figure among Civil era wits. Harriet Waters Preston profiles Cicero in private letters, while Herbert Tuttle presents a vivid Emperor William portrait. Cook examines marriage reform, Repplier writes on the Cavalier Claverhouse, and three serials plus a short story Po Sandy appear.
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American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia
Society
John Vaughan
Wistar
Wits
Franklin
Judge Peters
George Washington Lafayette
Cicero
Cataline
Oratory
Harriet Waters Preston
Pliny the Younger
Pliny
William
Herbert Futtle
Tuttle
Metternich
Europe
Cook
Rupert
Po’ Sandy
Union Hall Hosts Massachusetts Relief Corps Entertainment
Union Hall was filled for a Massachusetts department entertainment by the Woman's Relief Corps and the Grand Army of the Republic. Governor Ames and staff attended with Chaplain E. A. Horton, Department Commander Myron P. Walker, and Mrs Emma Bb. Loach. Songs, readings, and speeches highlighted the program.
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Union Hall
Woman’s Relief Corps
Grand Army of the Republic
Department For
Massachusetts
Governor Ames
E. A. Horton
Henry F. Spach
Department
Myron P. Walker
Emma Bb. Loach
Relief Corps
Class of 78 Dines At Various Local Venues
The Class of 78 from E H S dined at Youngs last evening, joined by several private parties. The Railroad Clerks Association also dined at the Quincy last eventie. At Parker House there were no public dinners, but private parties were entertained.
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Young’s
Railroad Clerks’ Association
Quincy
Parker House
Auction Sale of Corner Church Property in Mt. Pleasant
By L. Foster Morse auctioneer on Tuesday April 24 at 3 pm at 56 Warren Street. Corner estate at Dudley and Greenville streets owned by Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church includes 135 ft on Dudley and 170 ft on Greenville, about 22 105 square feet. Large wooden church has 110 pews seating 600 and an upstairs chapel for 300. Good corner lot on a main thoroughfare. suitable for a society or conversion. Personal property sold at appraisal. $1000 required at sale. Sale by order of Church Committee. Further particulars from auctioneer.
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Dudley Street
Greenville
Warren Street
Washington Street
St. James
Executor's Sale of Wheeler Homestead and Farm in Framingham
John Clark executor offers Wheeler real estate on Elm Street near Memorial Hall with a 10 acre home estate featuring 15 rooms, modern water, windmill, stable, woodshed and elm shade. Also 60 acre milk farm nearby with two-story house, barn, pasture, orchard, and a milk route. Sale April 25, 1838 at 10 and 10:30 am, with terms five hundred dollars per parcel and balance in ten days, sale without reserve.
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J. S. Wheeler
Elm Street
Memorial Hall
State Normal
Sudbury
State
Norm School
Normal School
Farm Pond
Sudbury River
Middlesex County
Framingham
Boston
Worcester
Lowell
Fitchburg
Trustee's Sale of Two Blocks on Elder Place
By 8S. R. Knights Co Boston and Cambridgeport offices. Public auction Friday April 20 at 3 p m on premises. Two blocks of wooden houses Nos 1 to 8 inclusive lead from Brighton near Allen Street West End. Each block contains four rooms per house. Blocks may be sold separately or together. About 3200 square feet of land with both blocks. $200 cash per block due at sale.
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Elder Place
Brighton
Allen Street
West End
Sale of Large Cambridgeport Estate at Public Auction
Public sale of a 21 story wood building at the corner of Cambridge and Elm Streets Cambridgeport formerly numbered 411 413 and 415 Cambridge Street. Nine tenements 4 and 6 rooms each three stores. Renovated and in good repair with about 6200 square feet lot. Central business district desirable for investment with $300 cash payment at sale.
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Cambridge
Elm Streets
Cambridgeport
Cambridge Street
Peremptory Sale of Two Estates in South Boston
Peremptory sale of two brick houses at Nos 902 and 904 Fourth Street near P Street South Boston. Public auction Monday April 23 at 4 o clock p m on the premises. Each swell-front brick dwelling has 9 rooms, bath and water closet furnace gas hot and cold water fixtures in good repair. Lot size about 1224 square feet with 200 cash due at sale for each house.
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P Street
Boston
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Elmer H. Capen
M. V. B. Jefferson
Thomas J. Borden
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S. O. Richardson
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B. F. Allen
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the Atlantic
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