Mission Without a Muzzle and the Market Tone
The stock market reflects business sentiment with ups and downs. While dull in season, it shows a recent improvement tied to rising confidence and activity, amid talk of the waning influence of McKinleyism, inspiring industry and trade.
The New Coast Guard Dynamite Guns Advantage
The test results at Sandy Hook show shells with hundreds of pounds of explosive can be fired four miles with high accuracy and devastating effect. If proven practical, harbor protection becomes absolute, as a coast protected by these guns could blast intruders at distance like a volcano. The dynamite gun is hailed as a great peace advocate for the nation.
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Sandy Hook
Boston Harbor
A Little Business for Congress on the Tariff Bill
A editorial urges Congress to hire a proof reader to fix punctuation and phrasing in the new tariff bill while it remains with the President. It argues corrections should be prepared for passage once laws are ready and notes debate could be finished in advance, saving time. The piece compares the bill's errors to many laws already on the statute book and calls for cleaning up several obscure passages.
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Congress
American Federation of Labor
Downer Landing
Waterworks Union 636
Melville Garden
William J. Welsh
Eugene Sullivan
Mystic Division
John Leehan
Lucius Cushing
Michael McCaffrey
Water Board
W. S. McNary
Thomas F. Doherty
John W. Leighton
Samuel Hallet
James McLauchlan
John Maloney
James Maloney
James Kelly
Frank Bennet
John McDonough
J. Conley
Griffin-Collins-Green- Douglas
Remarkable New Bedford Strike Draws Broad Public Sympathy
Public opinion across New Bedford backs cotton operatives in a major strike. A widespread belief that wages are too low at mills with 12 percent dividends drives support, while high corporate salaries are seen as excessive. A renewed business revival also fuels sympathy for the workers.
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New Bedford
Crimes of Carnegie in Armored Vessel Material
The committee’s report condemns frauds in armor plate manufacture for warships. It cites falsified records, deceptive government inspections, and plates that received no proper treatment, asserting treasonous actions risk national defenses. The case centers on material prepared to exacting standards for navy protection.
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Carnegie Company
Armor fraud alleged in government naval plates case
The document rails at tampering with testing and deceit by armor manufacturers. It argues that even if ballistic tests pass, the frauds against the government remain, labeling the act a crime the most serious against the republic since the Civil War.
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Republic
Who Is Responsible for the Salem Water Board Shortage
The bondsmen of the clerk of the Salem Water Board may refuse to cover any shortage found in his accounts, blaming the board for un audited records for years. The piece argues directors and auditors must actively supervise. faults lie with those in trust who fail to enforce safeguards and resist temptation.
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Salem Water Board
Casey's Table Date On Red Hoss Mountain
Eugene Field recalls Casey's Table Date in a Western camp on Red Hoss Mountain Colorado era. The speaker reflects on old days of riches, rough justice, and a lively tavern with Casey the Irish proprietor, noting long nights, tall tales, and a longing to relive youth while honoring a lost companion.
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Red Hoss Mountain
Rockies
Casey
Colorado
Red Moss
Eugene Field
Observant Citizen Deputy Pierce Gets New Police Horse
Deputy Pierce adopts a new steed replacing the large white horse once used by the police department as a marker. The white horse proved too easy to spot, compromising officers by breaking patrol regulations during conversations.
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Pierce
Police Department
Deputy Pierce Changes Horse and City Brass Plate Incident
The piece recalls Deputy Pierce selecting a new horse, compares past police transport, and notes a brass plate on a sidewalk that caused a woman with a baby to fall, with other slips reported. It also touches on curious street happenings, lectures, and local personalities including Dr. E B Thornton’s weapon collection.
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Winter Street
New England
E. B. Thornton
Tremont Street
People Worth Knowing Flows of Names and Anarchist Pursuit
Belgium offers 10000 francs for arrest of Anarchist Baron Angern Sternberg, a Russian wealthy madman advocate. Kate Field notes how two Pleasantons, General A J and General Alfred, were confused in obituaries as one person, prompting the cavalry leader to publicly prove his identity after their mix up.
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Belgium
Baron Angern-Sternberg
Kate Field
Washington
A. J. Pleasanton
Alfred Pleasanton
Republican State Convention Nominates Gamble Pickler for Congress
YANKTON Aug. 23 The Republican State convention was in session here today nominating Robert J. Gamble and John A. Pickler for Congress while C H Sheldon was renominated for Governor.
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Yankton
Robert J. Gamble
John A. Pickler
Congress
C. H. Sheldon
Governors
Is Bicycling Immodest for Women in Boston Letters
Readers weigh bloomers vs skirts on bicycles in Boston. supporters argue bloomers offer safety and practicality, while opponents fear impropriety. Contributions from M. They Agree That It's Wrojy, Roy Bradford, and D. J. Thompson reflect mixed views, with notices of theater acts and local entertainment filling the page.
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Teddy
Boston
The
Sadie
Foxbury
Roy
Roy Bradford
the Post
Franklin Park
Jamaica Plain
Willie
Betsy
West Newton
A Lowell Wedding Details O'Hearn Delaney Nuptials
John A. O'Hearn and Miss Mary Frances Delaney were married at St. Patrick's Church Lowell. Rev. John B. Delaney officiated with Father Desmond and Father Ducey assisting. The couple left Lowell for their wedding tour after a family reception at 791 Broadway.
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Portsmouth
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Father Delaney
Jeremiah Desmond
Dover
Father Ducey
Illinois
John J. McAndrew
Boston
Grace
Clotilde Delaney
Lowell
Mary Quirk
Mary Rinn
Somerville
Florence Gilbride
Thomas O’hearn Page
Broadway
O’hearn
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