Democratic Senators Warn Deserters Against Tariff Vote
Senator Turpie of Indiana addresses fellow Democrats urging party unity and warning that desertion from the party during tariff reform will be treated as political death. He says those who vote against or conditionally amend the bill place themselves outside the Democratic ranks and face public rejection. The speech portrays the tariff push as a people’s war and calls discipline for all Democrats to act in solidarity.
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Turpie
Indiana
End of South Carolina liquor regulation experiment by Supreme Court
The state Supreme Court ruled the liquor traffic regulation unconstitutional ending a populist era. The piece critiques the costly experiment, popular rebellion, and contempt for law while noting Governor Tillman enforced an invalid law though not solely to blame.
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South Carolina
Supreme Court
Tillman
Season opens with Boston victory amid revived baseball interest
The season begins with Boston winning a well played game, aided by favorable weather and large attendance. Abolition of Fast Day shifts the event to April nineteenth benefiting the schedule as public interest in baseball grows nationwide. The sport is praised for skill over gambling and for its broad public appeal.
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Boston
A Full-Pledged Holiday Arrives With April Spirit
The Nineteenth of April stands as a first class holiday alongside the Fourth of July, full of sentiment and energy. Patriotism runs high with gunpowder and oratory, while practical crowds head to beaches and theatres seeking summer quarters as pleasure seekers fill the scene.
Massachusetts Embraces Nineteenth of April as a People’s Holiday
The young men and maidens thronged the promenades and celebrated spontaneously with heart. The holiday was not grudgingly taken but made a holiday in fact as well as in name, with Massachusetts residents in this part of the state embracing it as a popular holiday from the start.
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Massachusetts
Three Months Dull Trade Dismissed by Business Power
The Commercial Bulletin warned of three to four months of dull trade if tariff delay persisted, but business interests are poised to press Congress. With tariff changes already discounted, the delay is unlikely and full prosperity should return as the tariff bill passes.
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The
Commercial Bulletin
Bulletin
Congress
Senator Cameron Rails Against McKinleyism and Free Coinage
The article highlights Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania arguing that McKinleyism and free coinage are inseparable. He claims protection and free coinage support the same issue, benefiting Western silver mine owners while Eastern Republicans deny the link. He asserts Western and Cameron are right and Eastern allies wrong.
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Senator Cameron
Pennsylvania
Cameron
Carnegie
Mary
Alabama
Delano & Lawrence
Ohio
Republican Congress
Observant Citizen Corrects Assessor List Error
The Observant Citizen notes William B. Smart listed as an Independent, though known Democrat. He backed Hugh O Brien for mayor and served as a commissioner under him, prompting an apology for the mislabel. Fishermen in port displayed few flags, with two vessels at half mast for recent losses. Barnstable and Gate City stood out for their trim.
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William B. Smart
Bill’ Smart
Hugh O’brien
William
Barnstable
Savannah
Gate City
Richard D. Barclay to sever railroad ties next month
Noted Pennsylvania Railroad official Richard D. Barclay will end his active connection with the company on the first of next month. He began as an assistant to Colonel Thomas A. Scott during the Civil War and rose to general assistant under President Roberts. He has long been a pioneer in railroad administration.
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Richard D. Barclay
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Thomas A. Scott
Scott
Pennsylvania Railroad
Barclay
Roberts
Sunday Post Plans New Full Page Cartoon Color Revival
The note promotes next Sundays Post featuring another full page cartoon in four to five colors. It promises it will be better than the experimental cartoon from last Sunday and urges readers to order the issue today to ensure a copy.
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Post
New England
New Novel A Marriage Above Zero Roars Through Society
The society pages buzz over the publication of A Marriage Above Zero. Readers speculate on the Hero and Heroine, while critics weigh themes of status and romance in the new work.
Patriots' Day Observed with Bells and Silence
Boston marked the first Patriots' Day largely by bells and cannon, with business largely suspended and Concord and Lexington drawing visitors from home festivities. The Common resumed its summer routines and benches filled as theatres and sports provided daytime and evening amusements.
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Boston
Concord
Lexington
Salute of 100 Guns At Tremont Street Parade
A crowd on the Common witnessed Battery A fire 100 guns at two minutes past noon. The salvo rattled nerves and startled spectators as rifles, powder, and smoke filled the air and the horses moved off under a testing camera.
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Park Street
Tremont Street
The Band Concert on the Common Sparks Civic Praise
Citizens praise the city for providing the Common and the band concert as a source of enjoyment all day in the Public Garden. The crowd reveled in the green grass and balmy breezes, noting future improvements while appreciating the present scene.
Summer Street Fair Brims With Games and Music
For months the green fills with sound as signs fade and crowds enjoy Baldwin's Band of Malden. Kids swarm the lawn, couples stroll in finery, and revelers keep promenading through a long concert. Baseball games, football, hoops, jump ropes, marbles, and piggies fill the day with lively pastime.
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Baldwin
Band of
Malden
Tenth Battery Boston reunion and election of officers
The Tenth Massachusetts Battery Association held a post noon reunion and dinner at the American House. President Milbrey Green presided as officers were elected including George H. Day and John D. Billings as vice presidents and Augustus C. White as secretary and treasurer. Major Sleeper honored with thanks to his family. a congratulatory letter sent to the Second Massachusetts Battery Association. Music and addresses followed as the group closed with Auld Lang Syne.
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Massachusetts Battery Association
American House
Charles E. Pierce
Major Sleeper
Second Massachusetts Battery Association
Crawford House
Boston
Milbrey Green
George H. Day
John D. Billings
Augustus C. White
Joseph H. Currant
Charles Stack
Stephen H. Johnson
Patrick E. Nagle
William B. Lemmon
Pierce
Somerville Banjo and Mandolin Club
Messrs
Charles I. Pierce
Willard Y. Gross
William #. Endicott
Thomas Cusick
George H. Putnam
Royal Arcanum Holds Seventeenth MA Session in Boston
The seventeenth annual session of the Royal Arcanum grand council of Massachusetts met at Knights of Honor Hall on Washington street with Grand Regent F W Reynolds presiding. Officers were elected and a large attendance heard discussions on proposed law changes while a banquet and public reception followed with guests from several states.
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Grand Council of the Royal Arcanum of
Massachusetts
Knights of Honor Hall
Washington Street
F. W. Reynolds
Jamaica Plain
A. W. David
Lowell
W. H. Simmons
Fall River
H. A. Boynton
Newtonville
J. 8S. Hayes
Somerville
Royal Arcanum Club
Young’s Hotel
John S. Murray
J. O. Bassett
Frank Haven Hinman
Arcanum
Butler
E. M. Schirmer
Maryland
Order
Board of Police Commissioners of
Baltimore
George W. Bicknell
Cambridgeport
Shiel Literary Association Holds Annual Boston Banquet
The Shiel Literary Association in Boston celebrated its annual meeting and banquet at Quincy House with re elected officers and Ireland themed toasts. John P. J. Ward gave the opening address and James R. Powers served as toastmaster guiding discussions and responses from members.
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Shiel Literary Association
Boston
Quincy House
John P. J. Ward
James R. Powers
Powers
Banquet Speakers and Donations Highlight Local Event
George Casey Butler W A Duffy and Robert Welch were recognized as readers while James H Doyle and A O Dowd performed. Charles J Leonard John J Duns and James P Sharpleigh sang. About fifty attended and John A Boyle presented the association with $100.
Second Battery Reunion Marking 30th Anniversary
The Second Light Battery Association reunion for Battery B M V M and Company A Forty second Massachusetts Volunteers was held at Crawford House with about 30 members. Officers elected: President G F Pinkerton, Vice President G H Lincoln, Sec Treas W C Simmons, with an executive committee including C W Beal and others. A note from the Tenth Massachusetts Battery reported a reunion at the American House. The group then held an informal banquet with remarks by nearly all attendees.
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Forty-second
Massachusetts Volunteers
Crawford House
G. F. Pinkerton
George H. Lincoln
W. C. Simmons
C. W. Beal
J. R. Graham
J. H. Rankin
William Innes
James T. Neill
Tenth Massachusetts Battery
Holy Cross Cathedral Hosts Annual April 19 Service
The Ladies' Charitable Association at Holy Cross Cathedral opened annual services to be held every April 19. High mass for the association’s spiritual interests was celebrated by Rev. R. Nagle with about 500 attendees. The Te Deum closed the mass and the group then met in St. Rose Hall Worcester Street for their monthly meeting.
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Holy Cross
Ladies’ Charitable Association
Home For
R. Nagle
St. Rose Hall
Worcester Street
Suffolk Club Observes New Holiday with Lunch and Talk
At the Suffolk Club on Beacon Street 41-2 members gathered for a special observance. Superintendent Woodward served lunch at 1 30 while Captain John C. Wyman, an honorary member, spoke informally about the day, its events and lessons.
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Suffolk Club
Beacon Street
Woodward
Spencer
John C. Wyman
Ancient and Honorable Artillery House Banquet
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company held a banquet at the Quincy House with about 150 members present. They shared old stories during the dinner, speeches followed and were loudly applauded as the group enjoyed cigars and toasts.
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Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Quincy House
First outing of season by Appalachian Mountain Club
A large party led by M. J. A. Crosby departed Kneeland Street at 8 17 am for West Quincy and hiked to the Blue Hills. They toured the new Blue Hills Reservation from Rattlesnake Hill to Great Blue Hill, lunched, tested crystal springs, and returned via Readville station to Boston.
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Appalachian Mountain Club
M. J. A. Crosby
Kneeland Street
West Quincy
Blue Hills
Rattlesnake Hill
Great Blue Hill
Signal Station Hill
Wissahissick Pond
Crystal Springs
Blue Hill
Readville Station
Boston
St Anne’s Church Hosts Revolutionary Drama Night
A large Neponset audience gathered in the St Anne’s Church basement to see the St Anne’s T A and L Society perform Major John Andre the Spy. The young actors portrayed Washington Lafayette and other figures with warm praise from the crowd.
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St. Anne’s Church
Neponset
John Andre
St. Anne’s
St. Clair
William Walker
Pulaski
J. J. Cronan
Clinton
Daniel Bradley
Andre
Fred H. Mullane
Benedict Arnold
Thomas H. Horan
Carleton
George F. McCafferty
Hesk Smith
J. J. Meleedy
Poplar Club Holds Annual Afternoon Party in Berkeley Hall
The Poplar Club hosted its annual afternoon party in Berkeley Hall yesterday. About 200 couples danced to music by Frank H. Russell's Orchestra with floor management by R. B. Walsh and C. F. Ford and a team of aids assisting.
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Poplar Club
Berkeley Hall
Frank H. Russell
R. B. Walsh
C. F. Ford
Aids
Pretty Annie Bates Vanishes From Boston Steamer
Pretty Annie Bates a 16 year old girl from Roscommon Ireland arrived on the Cunard steamer Bothnia at East Boston. She disappeared after relatives went to meet her and Boston police opened an inquiry. Health authorities had sent her to Galloupe Island with two others believed ill with measles.
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Pretty Annie Bates
East Boston
Cunard Line
Bothnia
Boston
Galloupe’s
Molly Bates
John Doyle
Cambridge Water Works
Auburn Street
Cambridgeport
Annie Bates
Roscommon
Ireland
Queenstown
Boston Harbor
Cunard
Miss Bates
Mrs. Kelly
Annie
Boardf Health
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Beeston
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Beotto
Evening Post
Observant Citizen
California
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Hong Kong
Moody
Syracuse Herald
McKinley
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Senate
Washington
Fide
Christiania
University
NEW Publications
Gannon
the Royal Arcanum
Second Battery
Suffolk
Galloupe
New York
Olam Chowder
Speaing
Corey
Nate
Thletic Back Bay
Hampson Corbett
Jackson
Jennie Clabrke
Sherlock Holmes
Pandow
Oston
Wheelmen
J. Florence Wilson
Tremont Temple
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