Gresham Law and silver coinage debate in finance article
A historical finance column discusses Gresham's Law with silver overrated at 16 to 1 and discusses two paths to avert monetary trouble. It weighs leaving trade networks or maintaining gold parity, noting potential outflow of gold and inflow of silver under free coinage and the risks of a depreciated currency.
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Thomas Gresham
Shakspere
Queen Elizabeth
Gresham
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
United States
Annual Meeting of American Bar Association Opens in Saratoga
The nove n teenth annual American Bar Association meeting opened in Saratoga New York with Lord Chief Justice Russell Sir Francis Lockwood and Montague Crackinthrope among the notable attendees. President Moorfield Storey spoke on changes in statute law and the rise of state and federal taxation while criticizing railroad receiverships and mismanagement. Adjournment was set for 8 p m Thursday after an evening session on legal education and practice.
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Saratoga
N. Y
American Bar Association
Russell
England
Sir Francis Lockwood
Montague Crackinthrope
J. Randolph Tucker
Edward J. Phelps
William Allen Butler
Henry Hitchcock
Austin G. Fox
Charles Claflin
Allen Francis Rawles
James C. Carter
Moorfield Storey
Congress
United States
Storey
Convention Hall
McClain
W. H. Rogers
Evanston, Ill
EB. H. Bennett
Boston
W. W. Howe
New Orleans
James V W. Russell
Law Faculty
University of the City of New York
C. M. Campbell
Denver
Col
Elowett Lee
The
Northwest University
Lee
New York
Subscription Rates for Daily Edition
The notice lists prices for a daily edition with one year at 3.00 dollars, six months at 1.50, three months at 0.76 and monthly at 0.25. It provides a compact rate card for readers choosing different terms.
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THE
Sunday Post
Basis of Prosperity From Strong Cereal Crops Across Nation
The favorable 189% reports on US cereal crops plus large wheat corn and oat production and good prices establish a prosperity basis. America yields bread for the nation and exports surplus grain worldwide, making food the strongest economic pillar. With corn and wheat secured, people need not fear stock markets or politics as soil yields vast wealth.
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United States
America
Northwest
The Tenth District Nominating Battle in Massachusetts
The Republican opposition shifts toward Samuel J. Barrows in the tenth district as the party weighs endorsing or repudiating Atwood. The Post urges a strong Republican candidate for credit of the state, while supporting Barrows as an honest, capable nominee for Congress.
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Congress
Atwood
Samuel J. Barrows
Barrows
Post
Massachusetts
Horse Play and Initiation Fines in Waltham Lodge Case
Judge Luce fines leaders in the Orange Lodge of Waltham for initiation horse play that led to assault and battery. The article notes a departure from expected rewards and the difference between social secrecy and courtroom scrutiny.
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Orange Lodge of
Waltham
Luce
Mayor Pingree Proposes 2 Cent Street Car Fares
Detroit Mayor Pingree, visiting New York, offers to secure capital and operators for the city's surface street railways on a 2 cent fare basis if granted the franchise. He hints at extraordinary luck in pushing bold schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Pingree
Detroit
New York
Pingree
Free Transfers Foreshadow City Passenger Reform
The article argues that lower fares or better service at the same price are inevitable in cities. It notes Boston’s move toward free transfers with West End stations and treats them as lessons proving the system’s practicality. Voters will judge candidates on this transit reform.
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Boston
West End
Weather and events brighten Boston waterfront day
The piece recalls a quick lightning strike near Federal and Franklin, a miniature cyclone over Boston, a sail boat rescue off Jeffries Point, and scenes from Revere Beach and Mystic Wharf. It mentions Ned Cole and Molly McIntee, Tom Clifford at Tremont Theatre, and swimming exploits by Salmon P Chase crew across India Wharf.
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Boston
Jeffries Point
Castle Square
Ned”’ Cole
Molly McIntee
Tom Clifford
Paradise Alley
Tremont Theatre
New York
Newark
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New England Railroad
India Wharf
Revere Beach
Swampscott
Ose
Sadier
Let Us Be Merry and Witty Quips Across Papers
A collage of humorous quotes and snippets from Chicago Record Detroit Free Press Puck Truth Fliegende Blatter Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph Le Figaro Boston Transcript and Washington Star. The items reflect social banter on luck dowries fortunes and literary club games with playful misunderstandings and witty exchanges.
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Dorothy
Chicago
Miss Snowflake
Mr. Jackson
Kingsley
Rose
Puck
Zangerle
Fliegende Blatter
Democratic Party
Pittsburg
Boston Transcript
Bertha
Kathleen Mavourneen and its Earthly Muse
The piece recalls Kathleen Mavourneen the famous ballad linked to Prof F Nicholl Crouch’s memory and its enduring fame. It notes James Whitcomb Riley as a poet influenced by the song and praises the sentimental impact of the tune on poets and listeners.
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F. Nicholl Crouch
Kathleen Mavourneen
Hhama
Bine
Mavourneen
Erin
Kathleen Mavour- Pen
America
James Whitcomb Riley
The Professor Loses His Cremona In a Curious Room
A reclusive Berlin style music professor discovers his beloved Cremona violin is missing from his cluttered apartment filled with Bach scores and portraits. He suspects a theft, recalls his lonely life, and learns the instrument was sent to a friend for a bridge fitting, ending his moment of despair with quiet relief. Harriet L. Hale, 117 West Newton Street, Boston.
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Mozart
Beethoven
Chopin
Munich
Cahn
United States Naval Register
Admiral Luce
Navy
Federal War College
Army
George E. Robinson
Stanton
Lincoln
Payne
Congress
Hayes
Joseph Toner
Washington
Congressional Library
Toner
Daily Table Hints Breakfast Dinner Menu
A breakfast and meal plan lists lamb chops wheatena and cream tomatoes corn muffins cold bread griddlecakes with maple syrup coffee tea and ends with lunch and dinner items. Detailed recipes describe lamb chops creamed potatoes corn muffins griddle cakes and broiled ham with serving tips and measurements.
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New York
Notable Yet Poor Laurier Poised for Mortality Talk
A survey of prominent figures notes Wilfrid Laurier as a poor man with an estate unlikely to exceed $2000 if he dies now. It also covers Martha Van Rensselaer’s renomination, a Vermont widower’s plan to assist Lillian Ashley’s sister through a trial, and other brief notices on artists, royals, and scholars.
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Wilfrid Laurier
Martha van Rensselaer
Randolph
N. Y
Cattaraugus County
Vermont
Lillian Ashley
Emma
San Francisco
Lucky Baldwin
Edwin Lord Weeks
Légion of Honor of
France
Paris
Russia
M. Sistomine
Ouida
Italy
Lucca
Denmark
Maud
Europe
England
Mary Anderson
Fernando de Navarro
Tunbridge Wells
Mme. de Navarro
Catherine Salisbury
Joseph Smith
Hyrum Smith
Fort Green
Nauvoo
Palmyra
Webb Nominated by Republicans for Shelburne Race
Dr. W Seward Webb of New York and Shelburne is unanimously nominated by the Republican primary caucus as Representative from Shelburne. The move likely assures his election with speculation he may seek the Speakership and later the Governorship.
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Shelburne
W. Seward Webb
New York
Dr. Webb
Brooklyn's Speed Trial Set for Cape Ann Run
One week hence the U S S Brooklyn will commence her official speed trial along the government course from Cape Ann to Kennebunkport. Commodore George Dewey chairs the trial board and expectations are high that the battleship will exceed contract requirements.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cape Ann
Kennebunkport
George Dewey
Michael E Canney Dead North End Resident
Michael E Canney, known in the North End, died Tuesday at his Charlestown street home after a six year paralysis. The funeral will be held Friday at 9 am from St Mary's Church.
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Michael E. Canney
North End
Charlestown Street
St. Mary's Church
Waterspout Dazzles Nantucket Spectators
Spectators along Nantucket Sound witnessed a rare waterspout form during a noon thunder shower. A towering black tongue descended from an altocumulus cloud, connected with a shorter tongue and remained stationary about five miles off Martha's Vineyard near Succanisset Light. The event lasted about thirty minutes with one yacht narrowly escaping at fifty feet.
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Nantucket
Nantucket Sound
Martha’s Vineyard
Succanisset Light
Allen Tripp Newton Wedding A Pretty Home Ceremony
Miss Marion Beatrice Tripp and Harry Dexter Allen united in a Newton home wedding at Colonel Tripp’s residence on Boyd street. The ceremony was by Rev S L B Speare with Albion C Brown of Boston as best man. A reception followed in a parlor draped with asparagus vines and lilies of the valley.
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Albion C. Brown
Boston
Letter to the Editor Defends Crescent Beach Morality
A reader from Boston responds to A Moralist, defending Crescent Beach. The letter asserts strong police protections, denies impropriety in beach behavior, and condemns the critic as biased and foreign. The writer urges better English usage and argues for open seaside recreation.
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Crescent Beach
Boston
Ladies Seek Protection in South End Disturbances
In a letter from South End dated August 17, women request city protection due to repeated insults and harassment by loitering men on street corners. They accuse police of using these individuals in the past and present, harming unprotected women who cannot safely leave their homes.
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South End
Seaside Hop Fashion Spotlight for Chiffon Waist
The article extols a chiffon waist as practical and stylish for a seashore or mountain hop. It highlights a green peau de soie body with soft sea green chiffon, forming short puff sleeves and a neckline outline that flatters varying ages.
Fashion notes on autumn bodices and violet hair accents
Waist the bodice is pointed and cut this autumn while plain in shape. Pione d pe may wear violets in hair and on shoulder to enhance the effect. A crusade against tight gloves has reduced glove use indoors and outdoors. Ellen Terry sets fashion and decorative hand care may rise.
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Ellen Terry
East Boston Girls Spend Vacation in New Hampshire
Miss Amy G. Lee and Miss Mary G. Graely, two Chelsea street residents of East Boston, are spending their vacation at East Hebron New Hampshire.
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Amy G. Lee
Mary G. Graely
Chelsea Street
East Boston
East Hebron, N. H
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Crane
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Mikey” Brennan
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Henry
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Fred Good
Patrick
Jasper Doocey Delehanty
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Hibernian Knights
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Meeting of
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Moottoo
Post Publishing Company
Washington Street
E. 4. Grozier
Average Daily Post
Federal and
Franklin Streets
Mystic Wharf
Flynn
Boston Towboat
W. Sprague
Charles Dolan
Kathleen Mavourneer
Herr Professor
Lilla B. Cenart
Alder Street
Lowell Mass
Harriet L. Hale
West
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Mass
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Michael £. Ganney
Allen—Tripp
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